Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 16384

Food: Public Sector

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Kerry McCarthy

LabourBristol East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which public bodies will be required to comply with the revised Government Buying Standards for food and catering services.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
Defra is considering the policy options available to deliver further on its ambitions for public sector food, including potentially updating the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services. Defra has not yet made any decisions on the conten...

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