{"value":{"id":1925702,"askingMemberId":5347,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":true,"dateTabled":"2026-07-08T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-07-15T00:00:00","uin":"17241","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency measures her Department has in place to ensure food reserves in the event of a major disruption to food supply chains.","answeringBodyId":13,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4653,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-07-15T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Defra works with industry and across Government, including with the Cabinet Office to monitor risks to food supply chains. Decisions on capacity of food storage infrastructure are a matter for individual food businesses. Government maintains, regular engagement with industry to support preparedness for, and response to, issues with the potential to cause disruption to food supply chains.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Food Supply: Supply Chains","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1925702","method":"GET"}]}