Chapter 1: Food Security Section 19: Duty to report to Parliament on UK food security
Section 19 places a duty on the Secretary of State to produce a report to lay before Parliament on UK Food Security. This report will provide a broad understanding of what food security is, the challenges and risks to UK food security in a global context, and a current assessment of the state of food security to inform policy thinking on the resilience and security of food supply.
	Subsection (1) requires the Secretary of State to prepare and lay before Parliament, at least every three years, a report containing an analysis of statistical data relating to UK food security.
	Subsection (2) sets out the data that may be included in the report, which , may include data about global food availability, supply sources for food, resilience of the supply chain for food, household food security and expenditure on food, food safety and consumer confidence in food.
	Subsection (3) defines the term "relevant day" in subsection (1), meaning the first report must be produced on or before the last sitting day for both Houses of Parliament before Christmas Recess in 2021.