Oral Question·Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
“What recent discussions he has had with representatives from the hospitality sector on the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on that sector.”
Tabled: 10 June 2020Answered: 16 June 2020
Asked by
Kim Johnson
Labour — Liverpool Riverside
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs (Daniel Zeichner)
The new national procurement policy statement sets out requirements for Government contracts, and favours high-quality products that we believe British producers are very well placed to supply. This will support our ambition to ensure that half of the food supplied for public sector catering comes from local producers, or those certified to higher environmental standards.