Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of novel foods that have been approved since the UK's departure from the EU; and what assessment he has made of the effect of novel foods regulations on the UK insect foods market.

No novel foods have been approved for the United Kingdom market since departure from the European Union. The Food Standards Agency has had frequent discussions with the insect industry to help potential applicants understand and prepare for the authorisation process.