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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4095", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Barclay"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1722121/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The UK has a highly resilient food supply chain, which has coped well in responding to unprecedented challenges. Defra maintains a collaborative relationship with industry which allows us to effectively respond to disruption. This includes a Food Resilience Industry Forum, which can be stood-up at short notice should the need arise.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1721236/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The value of imports of food, feed and drink was £61.1 billion in 2023.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><ul><li>The value of imports of food, feed and drink was £61.1 billion in 2023.<\/li><li>Food security is national security. We need a resilient and healthy food system, that works with nature and supports British farmers, fishers and food producers.<\/li><li>This Government will introduce a new deal for farmers to boost rural economic growth and strengthen Britain's food security. We will: cut energy bills by switching on GB Energy; protect farmers from being undercut in trade deals; and use the Government\u2019s own purchasing power to back British produce.<\/li><li>We will publish the next UK Food Security Report later this year as required by the Agriculture Act 2020. The Report will examine past, current, and predicted trends to present the best available understanding of UK food security.<\/li><\/ul>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government how much food was imported from overseas last year; and what action they are taking to reduce the level of imported food and increase food security.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1718616/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The UK has a highly resilient food supply chain and is well equipped to deal with situations with the potential to cause disruption.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Our high degree of food security is built on supply from diverse sources; strong domestic production as well as imports through stable trade routes. We produce 60% of all the food we need, and 73% of food which we can grow or rear in the UK for all or part of the year, and these figures have changed little over the last 20 years.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>UK consumers have access through international trade to food products that cannot be produced here, or at least not on a year-round basis. This supplements domestic production, and also ensures that any disruption from risks such as adverse weather or disease does not affect the UK's overall security of supply.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Defra has well established ways of working with the industry and across Government to monitor risks that may arise. This includes extensive, regular and ongoing engagement in preparedness for, and response to, issues with the potential to cause disruption to food supply chains.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Recognising the importance of food security, in the Agriculture Act 2020, the Government made a commitment to produce an assessment of our food security at least once every three years. The first UK Food Security Report was produced in 2021 and the next will be published by December 2024. This report serves as an evidence base for policy work.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Starting this year, the government is also strengthening our food security monitoring by introducing the annual Food Security Index in addition to the three-yearly UKFSR.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Published to coincide with the second UK Farm to Fork Summit on 14 May 2024, the 2024 Food Security Index sets out how Government will track UK-wide food security on an annual basis, monitoring domestic food production, land use, input costs, and farmer productivity.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Index looks at shorter-term trends that change year on year, complementing the UKFSR\u2019s comprehensive assessment and attention to longer-term trends. The 2024 Index shows that the UK farming sector is at its most productive since records began.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>A further package of measures to support farmers and grow the UK\u2019s farming and food sector was announced by the government at the Farm to Fork Summit on 14th May 2024.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>This includes a <a href=\"https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fa-blueprint-to-grow-the-uk-fruit-and-vegetable-sector&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Ca6bcce62eca54b98c7e208dc75998dde%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638514549574220446%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EPMGmy06utGwoW2ak97LftPPf0kq62W6%2FnmT7isxfXs%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">new Blueprint for Growing the UK Fruit and Vegetable Sector<\/a> (see attached), setting out how industry and government can work together to increase domestic production and drive investment into this valuable sector. The plan involves ensuring the sector has access to affordable and sustainable energy and water, cutting planning red tape to make it easier and quicker to build glasshouses, and looking to double to £80 million the amount of funding given to horticulture businesses when compared to the EU legacy Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme which will be replaced from 2026 onwards.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1715070/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We have introduced controls which are more proportionate to risk and worked with port and airport operators, traders, Port Health Authorities (PHAs) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to make sure we have the right infrastructure, systems and resources in place.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>This has culminated in recent months with an extensive period of operational testing. Collaborating with several ports, PHAs, APHA and traders, we have used these tests to ensure that stakeholders are prepared for the new controls.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Defra is confident that existing and new Border Control Posts infrastructure will have sufficient capacity and capability to handle the volume of expected checks outlined in the Border Target Operating Model, with robust, dynamic and effective operational measures ready to call upon if needed.<\/p>"}
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