Question follow-through · 36740
Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on developing a food strategy that addresses both (a) public health and health inequalities and (b) affordability.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on developing a food strategy that addresses both (a) public health and health inequalities and (b) affordability.
12 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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18 Mar 2025
Answer published
Our ambitious food strategy will set and deliver clear long-term outcomes that create a healthier, fairer, and more resilient food system, and in doing so will consider elements of the food system that can contribute towards those outcomes. In developing ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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