Question follow-through · 86574
Food: Production
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing overproduction czars at the local government level that would (a) assess local overproductio
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 29 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 6 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing overproduction czars at the local government level that would (a) assess local overproductio
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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6 Nov 2025
Answer published
Both the Secretary of State and the food minister meet routinely with Parliamentary colleagues and key food organisations to discuss matters relating to the sector. The Government is taking action to deliver effective management of food production, and we...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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