Context
The UK food system faces new challenges from climatic risk and global instability, according to seasoned industry voices. These challenges are cross-Government in nature.
Question
What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the effectiveness of cross-Government working on food security? The UK food system has shown remarkable resistance and flexibility in recent years, but industry experts warn about new climatic risks and global instability. Can my right hon. Friend say more about measures to assess our readiness for these challenges?
Answer from Dan Jarvis (Minister of State, Cabinet Office)
My hon. Friend speaks with great authority on these matters. The Cabinet Office is strongly supportive of the work that DEFRA is undertaking on food security, including mapping critical food supply chain assets to provide a greater understanding of potential vulnerabilities. We have also published the first ever chronic risks analysis to support decision making on longer-term cross-cutting and interconnected risks, such as climate and geopolitical change.
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