Food Supply: National Security
(asked on 9th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the security and continuity of the UK food supply chain is factored into national homeland resilience planning.
Answered by
Stephen Morgan
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 15th October 2026
Food security is national security. The Food Sector is one of the UK’s thirteen Critical National Infrastructure sectors. We work closely with the Cabinet Office and other Lead Government Departments to ensure food supply is fully incorporated as part of national resilience planning and emergency preparedness.