13. Statement by the Minister for Housing and Local Government: Preparing our Public Services for a 'No Deal' Brexit — Civil Contingencies

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:41 pm on 22 January 2019.

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Photo of Jenny Rathbone Jenny Rathbone Labour 6:41, 22 January 2019

Thank you very much for your statement. We've heard earlier that DEFRA has a food chain emergency team that Lesley Griffiths is liaising with. I just wondered what consideration is being given to how we ensure local authorities have the raw materials for making school meals, as well as hospitals and nursing homes and residential homes, to ensure that vulnerable people are being properly fed. My concern is that London is the centre of distribution of food and, were there to be hiccups, the further down the line you are from there, the more likely you are to be affected. I just wondered what the Grant Thornton toolkit advises local authorities should be doing to mitigate this possible risk.