Neil Shastri-Hurst MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Origin MarkingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that where objections to a Geographical Indication (GI) application are upheld under assimilated Regulation (EU) 2019/787 the applicant bo
Answer: By publishing names proposed for Geographical Indication protection and their associated product specifications on the gov.uk website, Defra enables any person with a legitimate interest, or the authorities of a third country, to submit a notice of opposi...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2025 to Question 69586 on Food Supply, which (a) supermarkets and (b) food producers he has met with to discuss mitigating the risk of shortages t
Answer: Over the last 12 months, the Secretary of State has attended a range of events across the year with both supermarkets and food producers to discuss risks to food security and explore measures to mitigate potential shortages. Minister of State also chairs ...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) supermarkets and (b) food producers to mitigate the risk of shortages in key food staples.
Answer: Defra works with industry and across Government to monitor risks that may arise and carries out extensive, regular and ongoing engagement with supermarkets and producers in preparedness for, and response to, issues with the potential to cause disruption t...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to mandate the update the UK Food Security Report annually.
Answer: The UK Food Security Report is published once every three years, fulfilling the duty in the Agriculture Act 2020. The next one will be published in 2027. On 15 July 2025 the Government announced that it is committing to a new annual food security statisti...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Supply ChainsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the long-term resilience of food supply chains.
Answer: The UK has a resilient food supply chain and is equipped to deal with situations with the potential to cause disruption. Defra and the Food Standards Agency have joint responsibility for food as a Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) sector. Defra asses...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
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