(1)The Secretary of State must, on or before the relevant day and at least once every three years thereafter, prepare and lay before Parliament a report containing an analysis of statistical data relating to food security in the United Kingdom.
(2)The data analysed in a report under this section may include (among other things) data about the following matters—
(a)global food availability;
(b)supply sources for food (including the range of supply sources and the availability to the public of food from domestic and other sources);
(c)the resilience of the supply chain for food (including in response to disruptions in, or significant price increases for, the supply of energy);
(d)household expenditure on food (including in comparison to expenditure on other items);
(e)food safety and consumer confidence in food.
(3)In this section “relevant day” means the last day before 25 December 2021 which is a sitting day for both Houses of Parliament.
Commencement Information
I1S. 19 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes and otherwise at 11.1.2021, see s. 57(1)(b)(c)(6)