Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2017 to Question 110742, on industry, what representations he has received from business organisations on support for the UK food and drink supply chain as part of the new industrial strategy.

Stakeholders have warmly welcomed our proposals to develop Sector Deals, with over 50 sectors signaling their interest in developing a Deal and the Government has been working with many of them in recent months.

The Food and Drink sector has submitted proposals. The sector is crucial to the UK economy and we look forward to engaging closely with the sector over the coming months.