Committees

COVID-19 and food supply

Inquiry

The Committee today is enquiring into food supply during the Coronavirus pandemic, including access to healthy food during periods of self-isolation, and how disruptions in the food supply chain should be managed. The Committee will initially identify current problems and strategies for mitigating potential risks.

Read the key points on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on food supply in an interactive summary of our report.

Read the call for evidence for more information about this inquiry.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Tuesday 30 June 2020
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
COVID-19 and food supply - Oral evidence 30 June 2020
2:30pm
  • George Eustice (Secretary of State at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
  • David Kennedy (Director General, Food, Farming and Biosecurity at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
  • Henry Dimbleby (Lead non-executive board member at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Virtual meeting
Tuesday 23 June 2020
2:15pm Private
3:00pm Public
COVID-19 and food supply - Oral evidence 23 June 2020
3:00pm
  • Kate Nicholls (Chief Executive at UK Hospitality)
  • Andrew Kenny (UK Managing Director at Just Eat Takeaway.com)
4:00pm
  • Professor Tim Lang (Professor of Food Policy at City, University of London)
  • Anna Taylor (Executive Director at The Food Foundation)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Friday 5 June 2020
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
COVID-19 and food supply - Oral evidence 5 June 2020
9:30am
  • Andrew Opie (Director of Food and Sustainability at British Retail Consortium)
  • James Lowman (Chief Executive at Association of Convenience Stores)
Virtual Meeting
Tuesday 19 May 2020
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
COVID-19 and food supply - Oral evidence 19 May 2020
2:30pm
  • Ian Wright CBE (Chief Executive Officer at Food and Drink Federation (FDF))
  • Mr Nick Allen (Chief Executive at British Meat Processors Association)
  • James Bielby (Chief Executive at Federation of Wholesale Distributors)
Virtual meeting

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Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

  • Email: efracom@parliament.uk
  • Address: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA