Question follow-through · 56645
Food Supply: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to promote (a) shorter and (b) more sustainable food supply networks in rural areas.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 2 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 10 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
2 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to promote (a) shorter and (b) more sustainable food supply networks in rural areas.
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Jun 2025
Answer published
This Government is committed to improving the quality of life for people living and working in rural areas, so that we can realise the full potential of rural business and communities. The United Kingdom Food Security Report 2024 shows that people living ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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