7. Welsh Conservatives Debate: Food Security

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:52 pm on 23 March 2022.

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Photo of Andrew RT Davies Andrew RT Davies Conservative 5:52, 23 March 2022

There's a natural abundance of food in Costa Rica, but the people in Costa Rica are also struggling under the cost pressures of importing food, and that's why we bring debates to the floor of the Senedd today, because we need greater food security. It is a fact that what's happened to this country over the last 30 years—and by 'this country' I'm talking of Wales and the United Kingdom—is that food security has dropped from about 75 per cent to 60 per cent. That is a fact, that's unarguable. Countries across Europe—[Interruption.] Well, if you'd like to make an intervention, Deputy Minister—