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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to make locally produced food more affordable.

Defra is supporting access to healthy and affordable food through its Good Food Neighbourhoods Programme. This is a £10m fund to support families with the cost of living in some of the most deprived neighbourhoods of England, being delivered by local authorities. In addition, Defra has awarded £775,000 between 5 local authorities to improve how food is procured, increase the provision of healthier and more sustainable food options, and support local and small food businesses to understand better how to supply to the public sector.