Question follow-through · 33000
Food Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent developments in Russia's war in Ukraine on food security in the UK.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 24 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 26 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 4 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
24 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent developments in Russia's war in Ukraine on food security in the UK.
26 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Mar 2025
Answer published
British reliance on food supplies from Ukraine is currently low. Defra actively monitors risks to UK food security on an ongoing basis. The UK Food Security Report, which was published in December, examines past, current, and future trends relevant to foo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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