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1198733

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date	01/06/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 steps his Department is taking to monitor movements in food prices during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	52477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK food sector has adapted quickly to unprecedented challenges during the Covid-19 outbreak to ensure people have the food and products they need. Defra has been engaged in constant dialogue with food retailers during this time, who are providing regular information on the availability of food in stores. Retailers are working hard to mitigate any disruption to their supply chain that could impact on their costs, to keep customer prices down as far as possible. We are confident about the resilience of the UK food supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>Defra continues to monitor food prices through regular ONS reporting. According to the Consumer Price Index including housing costs (CPIH), between March and April, food products that have seen the largest price increase are oils and fats by 4.5%, fish by 2.6% and vegetables by 1.6%. We are also monitoring ONS online prices experimental data which reported that the prices of a set of high-demand food products increased by 1.1% between March and May. This data represents experimental statistics that provide an early indication of prices of a limited set of products, and cannot be directly compared to official national statistics.</p><p> </p><p>It is not for the UK Government to set retail food prices or to comment on day-to-day commercial decisions by retailers. However, we continue to monitor prices closely and to work with industry to promote transparency for consumers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 52478 52479 question first answered 09/06/2020 12:56:12 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1198734

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which food products have seen the largest increases in price during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	52478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK food sector has adapted quickly to unprecedented challenges during the Covid-19 outbreak to ensure people have the food and products they need. Defra has been engaged in constant dialogue with food retailers during this time, who are providing regular information on the availability of food in stores. Retailers are working hard to mitigate any disruption to their supply chain that could impact on their costs, to keep customer prices down as far as possible. We are confident about the resilience of the UK food supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>Defra continues to monitor food prices through regular ONS reporting. According to the Consumer Price Index including housing costs (CPIH), between March and April, food products that have seen the largest price increase are oils and fats by 4.5%, fish by 2.6% and vegetables by 1.6%. We are also monitoring ONS online prices experimental data which reported that the prices of a set of high-demand food products increased by 1.1% between March and May. This data represents experimental statistics that provide an early indication of prices of a limited set of products, and cannot be directly compared to official national statistics.</p><p> </p><p>It is not for the UK Government to set retail food prices or to comment on day-to-day commercial decisions by retailers. However, we continue to monitor prices closely and to work with industry to promote transparency for consumers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 52477 52479 question first answered 09/06/2020 12:56:12 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1198735

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 steps his Department is taking to monitor variations in the availability of individual food items during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	52479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK food sector has adapted quickly to unprecedented challenges during the Covid-19 outbreak to ensure people have the food and products they need. Defra has been engaged in constant dialogue with food retailers during this time, who are providing regular information on the availability of food in stores. Retailers are working hard to mitigate any disruption to their supply chain that could impact on their costs, to keep customer prices down as far as possible. We are confident about the resilience of the UK food supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>Defra continues to monitor food prices through regular ONS reporting. According to the Consumer Price Index including housing costs (CPIH), between March and April, food products that have seen the largest price increase are oils and fats by 4.5%, fish by 2.6% and vegetables by 1.6%. We are also monitoring ONS online prices experimental data which reported that the prices of a set of high-demand food products increased by 1.1% between March and May. This data represents experimental statistics that provide an early indication of prices of a limited set of products, and cannot be directly compared to official national statistics.</p><p> </p><p>It is not for the UK Government to set retail food prices or to comment on day-to-day commercial decisions by retailers. However, we continue to monitor prices closely and to work with industry to promote transparency for consumers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 52477 52478 question first answered 09/06/2020 12:56:12 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1198732

registered interest
date	28/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Food: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when local authorities may levy a charge on the recipients of emergency food parcels during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	52476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>Nationally provided food parcels are part of the Government’s support programme to people who are shielding and are funded centrally. Neither local authorities nor recipients are charged for these parcels.</p><p>Local authorities are playing a critical role in the response to the coronavirus, including supplementing nationally provided food boxes where individuals have dietary requirements. The Government has provided councils with over £3.2 billion to help them deal with the immediate impacts of the coronavirus, and councils are able to meet additional food costs through this funding. We have committed to keeping additional funding needs under review.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 52480 52481 question first answered 04/06/2020 16:25:52 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1198738

registered interest
date	28/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Food: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what financial support is provided to local authorities for the cost of emergency food parcels during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	52480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>Nationally provided food parcels are part of the Government’s support programme to people who are shielding and are funded centrally. Neither local authorities nor recipients are charged for these parcels.</p><p>Local authorities are playing a critical role in the response to the coronavirus, including supplementing nationally provided food boxes where individuals have dietary requirements. The Government has provided councils with over £3.2 billion to help them deal with the immediate impacts of the coronavirus, and councils are able to meet additional food costs through this funding. We have committed to keeping additional funding needs under review.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 52476 52481 question first answered 04/06/2020 16:25:52 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1198739

registered interest
date	28/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Food: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has provided to local authorities on recovering the cost of emergency food parcels during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	52481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>Nationally provided food parcels are part of the Government’s support programme to people who are shielding and are funded centrally. Neither local authorities nor recipients are charged for these parcels.</p><p>Local authorities are playing a critical role in the response to the coronavirus, including supplementing nationally provided food boxes where individuals have dietary requirements. The Government has provided councils with over £3.2 billion to help them deal with the immediate impacts of the coronavirus, and councils are able to meet additional food costs through this funding. We have committed to keeping additional funding needs under review.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 52476 52480 question first answered 04/06/2020 16:25:52 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard