Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Impact Assessment, Amending the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998, of 13 November 2024, page 3, how many times has the UK-wide monitoring group met to date in relation to the addition of synthetic folic acid to non-wholemeal flour.

The UK-wide monitoring group referred to in the published impact assessment (November 2024) has been replaced by a four-nations policy group. The group met four times in 2025 and continue to meet regularly to discuss ongoing plans to evaluate the impact of the policy for the fortification of flour with folic acid.