Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any action it has taken under section 33 of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 to prepare and publish a food security statement.
The Scottish Government takes matters of food security and resilience very seriously. Work is underway on the inaugural food security statement which will have regard to the recently published Rural Support Plan. That statement will build on the package of measures we are already taking to support food production including maintaining direct support for farmers and crofters in stark contrast to policies in other parts of the UK.
The Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 (the 2024 Act) requires Scottish Ministers to make a statement on food security at least every three years, from the Act’s entry into force on 16 June 2025.