Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 65623
Food: Public Sector
Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the environmental impact of sourcing food from British producers compared to overseas suppliers for public sector contracts.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerIn 2021, Defra assessed the scientific evidence on the environmental impacts of locally sourced food for public food procurement. This analysis considered the positive and negative environmental impacts of both imported and in country produced food, i.e. ...
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