Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 74136

Catering: Public Sector

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 11 September 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which public sector organisations are required to ensure that 50 per cent of their catering consists of British produce.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Government’s firm ambition is that, whilst working within our legal constraints, half of all food purchased across the public sector should be locally produced or certified to higher environmental standards. In support of this ambition, we published a...
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