Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 73760

Food: Waste

Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Cameron Thomas

IndependentTewkesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on potential changes to legislation that would help increase the number of companies that are able to donate s

Answer

Mary Creagh
No discussions have taken place with stakeholders on legislative changes to increase the number of companies able to donate food surplus. Defra's Food and Drink Waste Hierarchy outlines how all businesses should deal with food surplus and waste, preventin...

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