Question follow-through · 122506
Climate Change and Energy Supply: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of climate-driven global crop failures, droughts and energy system strain on UK national security.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 20 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 16 Apr 2026 · 27 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
20 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of climate-driven global crop failures, droughts and energy system strain on UK national security.
24 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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16 Apr 2026
Answer published
On 20 January, the Government published the Nature Security Assessment, which found that severe degradation or collapse of critical global ecosystems would be highly likely to result in impacts such as water insecurity and reduced crop yields. These findi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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