Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 17957
Food: Public Sector
Tabled: 4 December 2024
Answered: 10 December 2024
Question
Amanda Hack
Labour — North West Leicestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that at least 50% of all food purchased by the public sector is (a) locally produced and (b) sustainable.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe Government has an ambition to be able to supply half of all food into the public sector from British producers or certified to higher environmental standards, whilst being in line with World Trade Organisation and domestic procurement obligations. Off...
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