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<p>Our landmark Agriculture Bill sets out a clear path for future policy to support
farming and the environment which includes commitments to regularly review our food
security.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Bill, we are including a new requirement for
the UK Government to regularly report on food security to Parliament, demonstrating
the importance we place on this subject. The report will contain information on the
role of strong domestic production alongside diverse sources of supply. It will encompass
a range of current issues relevant to food security including global food availability;
supply of food sources; the resilience of the supply chain for food; household expenditure
on food; food safety and consumer confidence in food.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a high
degree of food security, built on access to a range of different sources including
strong domestic production and imports from other countries, demonstrated by the UK's
current production to supply ratio of 75% for indigenous-type foods and 60% for all
foods</p><p> </p><p>The National Food Strategy will cover the entire food chain from
field to fork, building on work already underway in Defra.</p><p> </p><p>It will address
the challenges of supporting people to eat healthy diets, producing food sustainably
and protecting national food security, whilst also looking at related issues such
as food price and trade.</p>
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