Question follow-through · 40788
Food Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans are in place to ensure the continuity of food supply chains in the event of a natural disaster or armed conflict.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 24 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 31 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans are in place to ensure the continuity of food supply chains in the event of a natural disaster or armed conflict.
26 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Mar 2025
Answer published
Defra assesses the potential impacts of natural disasters and conflicts along with other risks to the food supply chain, as outlined in the National Risk Register (NRR). Defra works with Cabinet Office, as leads for the NRR, and the wider resilience and C...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Stoma Appliances: Facilities
10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of public toilet facilities on the health and wellbeing of people with stomas.
Animal Welfare
21 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the timelines set out in the animal welfare strategy are met.