questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) secure national food supply chains and (b) protect food security through mitigation of disruption caused by extreme weather in the context of her Department's publication entitled Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security, updated on 2 February 2026.
answerText: UK self-sufficiency has remained broadly stable for several decades. In 2024, the UK was 65% self-sufficient for all food; 77% for food that can be produced here. In most scenarios, strong domestic production and imports through stable trade routes ensure...
heading: Food Supply: Weather