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Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts Excerpts

Thursday 7th April 2022 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (GP)]

I am very pleased to hear the Minister referring to—

[Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Con)]

My noble friend the Minister has talked about food security—as has Defra. Do she and the department recognise that we grow only 50% of the food that we eat? In those circumstances, and given the topsy-turvy world in which we live, should the policy not now be called “food insecurity” rather than food security?

[Baroness Penn (Con)]

My Lords, the figures I have are slightly different, at around 60% of the food we eat. Defra is committed to maintaining that. The UK does have good levels of food security and it will ensure that is the case in future.