Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What steps he is taking to encourage public bodies to prioritise the purchase of British produce.”
Tabled: 13 March 2025Answered: 20 March 2025
Asked by
Noah Law
Labour — St Austell and Newquay
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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.