David Reed MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Food Supply: Supply ChainsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency measures her Department has in place to ensure food reserves in the event of a major disruption to food supply chains.
Answer: Defra works with industry and across Government, including with the Cabinet Office to monitor risks to food supply chains. Decisions on capacity of food storage infrastructure are a matter for individual food businesses. Government maintains, regular enga...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the condition and capacity of food storage infrastructure used to support food security.
Answer: Defra works with industry and across Government, including with the Cabinet Office to monitor risks that may arise but decisions on capacity of their food storage infrastructure are for individual food businesses. The Government holds extensive, regular a...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms her Department has in place to maintain the supply of food to the population in the event of a major disruption to food supply chains, including (a) formal agreements w
Answer: The UK has a resilient food supply chain. The Food Sector is one of the UK's 13 Critical National Infrastructure sectors. For security and resilience reasons, we do not disclose detailed operational contingency plans. Defra works with industry and across ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDroughtsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the National Drought Group last reviewed drought preparedness plans; and what the findings were.
Answer: The National Drought Group, chaired by the Environment Agency, last met on 18 June 2026 to review drought preparedness and assess water resource conditions. The Group concluded that although drought risk was currently low with most companies reporting ade...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWater SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department last assessed the resilience of water supplies in England; and what the findings were.
Answer: In 2024, the Government allowed most water companies to publish their latest water resources management plans. The plans explain how water companies will maintain water security over a 25-year period. In allowing the publication, an assessment of their wa...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department last assessed the resilience of UK food supplies to a simultaneous disruption affecting major food-exporting countries; and what the findings of that assessment wer
Answer: The UK has a resilient food supply chain and is equipped to deal with situations with the potential to cause disruption. The UK Food Security Report 2024 shows that climate and geopolitical volatility have weakened aspects of food supply stability since 2...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
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