Question follow-through · 10942
Food: Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage investment in (a) community initiatives and (b) social infrastructure in Somerset that improves access to (i) affordable and (ii) healthy food.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 17 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 26 Jun 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage investment in (a) community initiatives and (b) social infrastructure in Somerset that improves access to (i) affordable and (ii) healthy food.
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Jun 2026
Answer published
Through the Good Food Cycle, published in July 2025, we are working across Government to create a healthier, more affordable, sustainable, and resilient food system, including improving access to safe, affordable, healthy and convenient food options for a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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