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Food: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing food mile targets in food networks.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
20 Mar 2026
Target answer date
24 Mar 2026
Answer
25 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing food mile targets in food networks.

  2. 24 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    An assessment of the potential merits of food mile targets has not been made. The Good Food Cycle highlighted the importance of strong and resilient local food systems. It is important to note that ‘food miles’ alone are not a reliable measure of a produc...

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