Question follow-through · 485
Flour
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the UK’s flour milling industry.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 19 May 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the UK’s flour milling industry.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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19 May 2026
Answer published
The Government values the contribution of the flour milling sector, with around 85 percent of wheat coming from home grown production, providing a stable, reliable market for British farmers. Domestic production supports arable farm viability and reduces ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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