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Question follow-through · 19688

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on the potential for joint working on the proposed food strategy.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
12 Dec 2024
Target answer date
16 Dec 2024
Answer
20 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on the potential for joint working on the proposed food strategy.

  2. 16 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The issues the food sector faces cut across the work of many Departments, and also of Devolved Governments. Development of the strategy will be led by Defra, but this work will require a whole-of-government effort with involvement from several other Gover...

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