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Wheat: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department last had discussions with industry on taking steps to support the transportation of milling wheat for food production.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled: 22 May 2025
Target answer date: 2 Jun 2025
Answer: 6 Jun 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

22 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department last had discussions with industry on taking steps to support the transportation of milling wheat for food production.
2 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Jun 2025
Answer published
Defra maintains regular engagement with industry and other Government departments to monitor risks to the food supply. This involves extensive, ongoing collaboration focused on preparedness for, and response to, potential disruptions in food supply chains...

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