What is the UK’s contribution to global food security? MPs quiz UKRI, DEFRA and the FCDO
The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee continues its inquiry into Innovation and Global Food Security. In the first panel, MPs will hear from UKRI, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and Innovate UK on the UK’s role in reducing food insecurity, as well as access to funding for UK agri-tech companies and how this compares to other countries.
Meeting details
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Innovation and global food security
Associate Director, Thematic Research Challenges and Food at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Executive Chair at Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Head of Agri-Food at Innovate UK
At 12:30pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Innovation and global food security
Minister of International Development and Africa at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Chief Scientific Adviser and Director for Research and Evidence at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Chief Scientific Advisor at Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Director, Agri-Food Chain Directorate at Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
In the second panel, MPS will question the International Development Minister and experts at DEFRA on the Industrial Strategy, agri-tech regulation, and how ODA cuts have impacted UK support for global food security.