Food Security
Food supply and domestic production
Based on 3 parliamentary votes
Related Agriculture and Rural Affairs Issues
How Parties Voted on Food Security
Government alignment shows how often each party voted with the government's stated position. Issue-aligned direction shows agreement with the AI-identified supportive stance.
Recent Votes
| Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|
MPs voted to approve updated regulations governing official controls on imports and border checks, continuing work begun under the previous Conservative government. The vote was largely uncontroversial, though Jim Allister raised concerns about how the underlying EU regulation affects Northern Ireland's constitutional position under the Windsor Framework. Yes = Support updating import control regulations, reducing red tape at the border while maintaining food safety and biosecurity standards · No = Oppose the regulations, primarily on grounds that the underlying EU framework embedded in them undermines Northern Ireland's place in the United Kingdom Govt: Aye | 422-77 | 15 Jan 2025 |
MPs voted to approve temporary regulations governing biosecurity and sanitary checks on animals, food, feed and plant products moving from Northern Ireland to Great Britain, as part of implementing the border target operating model. The regulations are transitional, set to last until at least July 2025 while a longer-term approach is developed. Yes = Support putting temporary biosecurity and sanitary controls in place for goods moving from Northern Ireland to Great Britain, ensuring food and plant safety standards are maintained during the transition period. · No = Oppose these temporary regulations, potentially questioning the need for such controls or the lack of an impact assessment for the measures. Govt: Aye | 374-9 | 11 Dec 2024 |
An Opposition Day debate brought by the Conservatives calling on the government to take action on farming and food security. Opposition Day motions are proposed by the opposition to embarrass or challenge the government, and a No vote means the government majority defeated the motion. Yes = Support the Conservative motion pressing the government to do more to protect British farming and strengthen food security · No = Reject the Conservative motion, with Labour arguing their own approach to farming and food security is adequate or superior Govt: No | 188-357 | 8 Oct 2024 |
How is this calculated?
Government alignment (primary bar) shows how often a party's MPs voted with the government's stated position on this issue. This is the most comparable metric across parties, as it measures the same reference point for everyone.
Issue-aligned direction (secondary bar) shows how often MPs voted in the direction tagged as supportive of this issue by AI analysis. For example, if a vote is tagged “pro-environment”, a Yes vote counts as aligned. This can be misleading when the tagged direction happens to align with opposition amendments rather than government bills.
Why these metrics may differ: Opposition parties often vote against government bills for strategic or procedural reasons, even when they broadly support the policy area. The government alignment metric makes this clearer by showing the actual voting pattern against a consistent reference.
Source: Commons division data from the UK Parliament Votes API. Alignment direction determined by AI analysis of vote stance tags. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.