Question follow-through · 38130
Agriculture: Food Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support food production in the UK to increase food security.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 13 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 21 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
13 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support food production in the UK to increase food security.
17 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Mar 2025
Answer published
As we set out in our Plan for Change, we are focused on supporting our farmers, supporting rural economic growth and boosting Britain’s food security. This includes: o Seasonal workers: At the NFU conference, the Government announced extending the Seasona...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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