Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 22546

Food: Public Sector

Tabled: 7 January 2025

Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of British produce is being brought in (a) hospitals, (b) army bases and (c) prisons.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

This data was not collected at any point by the last Government. However, the new Government wants to fix the unequal playing field for British farmers attempting to bid into the £5 billion spent each year on public sector catering contracts. As a first s...

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