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	date	17/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of leaving the EU on the level of the UK's self sufficiency in food; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	108129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK has a high degree of food security, as demonstrated by the 2010 UK Food Security Assessment. It is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of food security, including household food security. We have just commenced a review of the assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The UKs current production to supply ratio is 60% for all food and 76% for indigenous-type foods. This has remained steady over the last decade and is not low in the context of the past 150 years. A higher production to supply ratio does not necessarily improve food security, given the opportunity for domestic supply variability as a result of weather variability and disease risk.</p><p> </p><p>The UK sources food from a diverse range of countries, in addition to a strong domestic production base. This will not change after leaving the EU. We want to grow more, sell more and export more British food. This will allow the food and drink sector to become even more resilient, competitive and profitable. It is our priority to enable an innovative, productive and competitive food supply chain from farm and sea to fork, which invests in people and skills.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/10/2017 13:55:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

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	registered interest
	date	17/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Food: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on domestic food prices across the UK in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	108130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Commodity prices, exchange rates and oil prices have been observed to be the key drivers of retail food price changes. These factors will continue to apply whether we are an EU member or not.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to negotiating a deep and special partnership with the European Union and is conducting analysis to help inform our negotiations, including consideration of numerous trade options.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 24/10/2017 14:57:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham