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Seventh Report - Covid-19 and the issues of security in food supply

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee HC 1156 Published 7 April 2021

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

12 items (10 recs)

Source

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Government Response

AI assessment · 12 of 12 classified

Accepted 6

Accepted in Part 2

Deferred 1

Not Addressed 1

Rejected 2

Government response

Second Special Report: COVID-19 and the issues of security in food supply: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report · published 18 Jun 2021

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

9 Recommendation Deferred

Para 34

We agree that enshrining principles in law is not a “silver bullet”, however, giving the...

Recommendation

We agree that enshrining principles in law is not a “silver bullet”, however, giving the “right to food” a legislative footing would drive action on food insecurity across Whitehall and Government. We therefore recommend that the Government should consult on … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government highlights its commitment to addressing food insecurity and mentions upcoming considerations from the National Food Strategy's final report and subsequent White Paper. However, it does not specifically commit to consulting on the implementation of a "right to food" as part of that process.

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

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