Ian Byrne MP: written questions 2026

Written questions

• Food PovertyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116895More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has undertaken an assessment of the potential implications of formally recognising the right to food in domestic law for the design and evaluation of food policy across Gov

  Answer: Defra has not undertaken an assessment. The right to food is not codified in UK domestic law, but the UK continues to recognise economic, social and cultural rights as defined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the ...

  Answered 5 Mar 2026

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• NutritionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116894More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what indicators his department uses to assess the impact of access to adequate, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food on health outcomes; and whether he plans to publish a consolidated framew

  Answer: The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) assess the level of food insecurity in the population. The FSA refers to the 1996 World Food Summit definition that “Food security exists when all people, at all tim...

  Answered 16 Mar 2026

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