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1199648

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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, whether food parcels will continue for people who have shielding status as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Kate Osborne
uin	53646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>Whilst the Government’s existing advice on shielding remains in place, we are committed to providing a range of support to individuals who need to shield so that they can access the essential supplies they need.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 08/06/2020 10:29:07 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4783 label Biography information for Kate Osborne

1199707

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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 assessment his Department has made of the (a) financial effect of the covid-19 outbreak on food wholesalers and (b) adequacy of the Government's support for food wholesalers during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	53457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 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. With counterparts across Whitehall, and through ongoing engagement with industry, we are closely monitoring the potential impacts of Covid-19 on the food and drink wholesale sector. This includes regular meetings with food and drink wholesalers and their representative bodies.</p><p>To help industry, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has set out a package of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support public services, people and businesses through this period of disruption caused by Covid-19. The measures available to food and drink wholesale businesses depend on their size, and includes the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for furloughing of staff; the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan; the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan; the Covid-19 Corporate Financing Facility; a Statutory sick pay relief package for SMEs with fewer than 250 employees; Value Added Tax (VAT) deferral to the end of June; the HMRC Time To Pay Scheme; Eviction protection for commercial tenants; a £10,000 cash grant for all business in receipt of Small Business Rates Relief and Rural Rates Relief; and the Bounce Back Loan Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to working in partnership with industry to respond to these challenges as they evolve and to assess whether current support mechanisms continue to be sufficient and effective.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 54085 question first answered 10/06/2020 13:23:52 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1198468

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 he plans to take to promote the safety and high standards of British food to (a) the public and (b) retailers during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	51973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>We are lucky in the UK that we have the climate, the landscape, and entrepreneurial farmers and food producers that equip us to produce world-class food, and our farmers and growers are doing a fantastic job of feeding the nation during this challenging time.</p><p> </p><p>Half of the food that the UK population consumes is home-grown and UK food is renowned for its quality, as well as its high standards of food safety, traceability, animal welfare and sustainability. We will always champion our farmers and producers; supporting them to grow more of our great British food, and to provide a reliable and sustainable food supply to the British public.</p><p> </p><p>Supermarkets are already taking steps to promote and source British products. To support the work of the entire food chain, we are engaging with different initiatives that highlight the qualities of British food products, such as meat, dairy, and vegetables, as well as fish caught in UK waters. We are also working closely with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) as they develop consumer-facing marketing campaigns for the meat and dairy sectors. We will continue to engage with and support similar initiatives that highlight the qualities of British meat, dairy, seafood and fruit and vegetable products.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 09/06/2020 13:58:14 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1198733

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 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

1196140

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
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 estimate he has made of the number of people identified as being clinically extremely vulnerable to covid-19 who have registered (a) to indicate that they require support getting the food and/or other essentials they need and (b) but do not require support; and how many of those vulnerable people are receiving food and basic supplies through (i) supermarket deliveries, (ii) Government or local authority food parcels and (iii) other support.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	47265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>The shielding programme was put in place to protect clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) people – those who have been advised by the NHS not to leave their homes, because they are at a high risk of developing complications from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. Overall 2.2 million individuals have been identified as needing to shield. Of this group, approximately 350,000 have registered a need for essential supplies making the individual eligible for a priority slot for a supermarket delivery or food boxes, which they may cancel at any time.</p><p>In total over 2 million food boxes have been successfully delivered to CEV individuals since March. We are continuing to work with supermarkets to increase delivery capacity.</p><p>We do not hold centrally information on deliveries of food parcels by local authorities, total number of individuals benefiting from supermarket deliveries, or other support received by CEV individuals.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/05/2020 14:51:18 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1195935

registered interest
date	14/05/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the food in parcels being distributed to those shielding from COVID-19 in England is ultra-processed food.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL4481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2020 answer text <p>There is no universally agreed description for ultra-processed foods and therefore the Government cannot comment on the percentage of such in the food parcels. The contents of the emergency food parcels have, however, been reviewed by nutritionists as overall based on, and broadly in line with, the national food model, the Eatwell Guide.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 28/05/2020 12:14:29 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1195674

registered interest
date	13/05/2020
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 he is taking to maintain supply chains for independent, small food retailers during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	46532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the actions that the convenience sector is taking, including increasing home deliveries, supporting vulnerable customers by offering more flexible payment options, and adjusting product ranges to manage changes in consumer buying habits. Small retailers play a vital role in ensuring people have access to the food they need, particularly in isolated and rural communities.</p><p> </p><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. We are confident in the resilience of the UK food supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>To help industry, the Government introduced several regulatory easements to keep food supply flowing. These include asking local authorities to show flexibility to allow extended delivery hours and flexing rules on drivers’ hours to allow a higher frequency of deliveries to stores.</p><p> </p><p>Since the COVID-19 outbreak, we have intensified our discussions with the food industry, bringing together stakeholders from across the supply chain. We are monitoring the ongoing challenges of in-store stock with the Association of Convenience Stores. We are also monitoring the service levels from manufacturers to wholesalers supplying the small retail sector and supermarkets which show an improving picture.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work closely with the industry.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/05/2020 10:35:26 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1195677

registered interest
date	13/05/2020
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 he is taking to ensure that produce delivered to clinically extremely vulnerable people is healthy and nutritious.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	46534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Shielding packages contain a basic selection of food and other essential items. They are a standardised package designed to be suitable for the majority of people and deliver the nutritional requirements for one person for one week, as reviewed by nutritionists and key industry groups.</p><p> </p><p>Because the packages are standardised, some of the products they contain may not be suitable for everyone. In such instances, we are encouraging people to contact their local authority or to supplement their food package with the necessary items by using the offer of priority access to online supermarket delivery slots for clinically extremely vulnerable people.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/05/2020 09:32:44 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes