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First Report - COVID-19 and food supply

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee HC 263 Published 30 July 2020
Report Status
Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations
26 items (17 recs)
Government Response
AI assessment · 26 of 26 classified
Accepted 6
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 12
Not Addressed 4
Rejected 1
Government response
COVID-19 and food supply: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report · published 10 Oct 2020
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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
14 Recommendation Rejected
Para 73

The Government should amend the Agriculture Bill so that food security assessments should take place...

Recommendation
The Government should amend the Agriculture Bill so that food security assessments should take place yearly, rather than every five years.
Government Response Summary
The government explicitly rejected the recommendation for yearly food security assessments, stating that the current five-year cycle in the Agriculture Bill is sufficient and aligns with other policy cycles, and Defra conducts ongoing monitoring.
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
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