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1627055

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will publish information on the campaign to improve global food security and nutrition as part of the Integrated Review Refresh.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
uin	184767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>Minister Mitchell set out further details of the global food security and nutrition campaign in his recent speech on international development at Chatham House. This included announcing an event towards the end of the year to bring together British and international expertise in tackling hunger and starvation with the support of the academic, medical, research, philanthropic, and NGO and charity community. We will publish further information on actions that have been taken to deliver the campaign throughout the year, for example funding announcements and details of Ministerial visits and engagements (such as this publication on .gov.uk on the UK-hosted Agriculture Breakthrough: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/agriculture-breakthrough-ministerial-meeting-minister-trevelyans-speech-in-washington-dc). The Department engages regularly with a range of stakeholders to consult and inform them on the progress of the campaign.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 17/05/2023 07:31:13 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1569054

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the UK's Global Food Security Action plan.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	128691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>In response to the deteriorating food security and malnutrition situation in East Africa and beyond, the UK is working with partners to accelerate efforts to transform agriculture and food systems to be more productive, sustainable and resilient.</p><p>The UK's Global Food Security Action plan supports and is aligned with published strategies including the International Development Strategy and the UK Humanitarian Framework. It is an internal FCDO document to direct and prioritise Officials' work on food security. However, we remain committed to scrutiny and have provided a confidential copy to the International Development Select Committee.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 25/01/2023 17:39:35 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1564944

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of global food insecurity needs in 2023 compared to (a) 2019 and (b) 2022.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	118981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>FCDO monitors global food security, and we regularly assess food security needs and famine risk and its causes in low and low-middle income countries.</p><p>Globally, levels of hunger remain alarmingly high and increasing. In 2019, pre-pandemic, already over 3 billion world-wide were unable to afford sufficient food to be food secure and healthy. This figure has significantly increased in 2022, and is affecting people in highly indebted import-dependent developing countries and, more generally, the poorest affected most of all.</p><p>Sustainable food security remains a priority of our humanitarian and development work, and it is a key objective or our International Development Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 16/01/2023 16:20:52 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1564222

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of potential impact of (a) 2022 supply constraints and (b) fertiliser costs on global food security in 2023; and what steps he is taking to improve global food security.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	117482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>FCDO is monitoring food security. Global food production will be constrained, including by high fertiliser prices. Whilst there will be no absolute risk to food availability, we expect hotspots of reduced availability and increased levels of food insecurity and malnutrition. The challenge will be possibly unprecedented numbers of people not able to afford or access the food that they need to survive and live a healthy and productive life.</p><p>FCDO is addressing underlying causes; promoting robust food systems in low-income countries; saving lives in famine risk areas; and ensuring an effective international response, including through a focus on the most vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 11/01/2023 12:18:59 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1549094

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to help improve food security around the world.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Dr Kieran Mullan
uin	104459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>Sustainable food security remains a priority of our humanitarian and development work and is a key objective or our International Development Strategy.</p><p>The UK is working with our international partners to address the underlying causes of food insecurity; promote robust food systems in low-income countries and support life-saving action in famine risk areas.</p><p>We are also taking action to enhance the coherence of the international response, including through a focus on the poorest and most vulnerable. Further detail is set out in the Government's recent response to the International Development Committee's inquiry into food security. [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmintdev/767/report.html]</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/12/2022 17:31:29 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4860 label Biography information for Dr Kieran Mullan

1540322

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure global food security for the long term.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	80981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK is working with our international partners to address the underlying causes and promote robust food systems in low-income countries shaped by our Agriculture Development Policy (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfids-conceptual-framework-on-agriculture). Over 15 programmes in Africa and Asia aim to improve income and productivity of smallholder farmers through better access to market, finance and sustainable practices. The Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness (CASA) programme and the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) promote innovations, investment and businesses that create jobs and boost food production. UK funding for agricultural research and development is promoting new food and agriculture technologies, including new crop varieties that are nutritious, higher-yielding and resilient to climate change.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 15/11/2022 16:55:53 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1520407

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to publish a comprehensive strategy on how to address global food insecurity.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	61271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The FCDO has a comprehensive action plan to address food insecurity, which was set out in the response to the International Development Committee's recent report on the hunger crisis. The main elements of the action plan are:</p><p>Continuing to get the grain out of Ukraine to help stabilise prices.</p><p>Prioritising our humanitarian resources to the most vulnerable in the countries at greatest risk of famine.</p><p>Securing a coordinated international response, working closely with our international partners, including through the G7 and G20.</p><p>Supporting fertiliser availability to avoid a food availability crisis in 2023.</p><p>Being clear that UK sanctions against Russia have never targeted exports of food or fertiliser.</p><p>Influencing the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to substantially frontload resources and take action to support the most vulnerable counties</p><p>Expanding disaster risk finance and insurance cover to help protect against future drought in African countries.</p><p>Lobbying key countries to lift trade restrictions and encouraging others not to impose restrictions and if they do, to do so transparently and inform World Trade Organisation.</p><p>Mobilising investments in food and agriculture productivity and resilience, including through high-impact research and innovation, and Influencing climate resilient and sustainable production policies.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/10/2022 16:28:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1249991

registered interest
date	06/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make it his policy to ensure that Government policy on food (a) security and (b) supply complies with Article 11 of the UN International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	91897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>In relation to international food security, the UK Government has a significant portfolio of agriculture projects in poorer countries (£322 million spend in 2018) focused on investing in commercial agriculture and livelihoods and on improving food security and sustainable food supply.</p><p>We are adapting our international programmes in agriculture, nutrition and food security in response to the current situation, made worse by COVID-19, to help reduce the scale of a major food security emergency; build resilience; and prepare for sustainable recovery. The UK helped achieve agreement at the G20 this year on actions to the free flow of agricultural products and other essential goods and services in response to COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 19/11/2020 17:57:42 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders