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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of this summer’s drought on UK food security.

Dry conditions have impacted farmers and yields, but these are not currently assessed to pose a risk to UK food security. UK food security remains resilient, with domestic production shocks historically absorbed through changing import and export patterns rather than supply shortages. We continue to monitor impacts and discuss potential mitigations for the effects of drought and prolonged dry weather on the food sector both with industry and across Government.