Written question asked by Chris Elmore (Labour) on Thursday, 8 December 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 December 2016. It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 December 2016 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Agriculture: Climate Change

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the potential effect of climate change on the future contribution of the agriculture industry to the UK economy.

Answer: Defra publishes a Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) every 5 years which assesses the risks and opportunities for the UK arising from climate change (including agriculture). The first CCRA report was published in 2012. The next CCRA Government Report will be laid before Parliament no later than January 2017. The underpinning evidence report for the second CCRA was published by the Adaptation Sub-Committee of the Committee on Climate Change in July.

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