Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 82100

Food: Waste

Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Ian Roome

Liberal DemocratNorth Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) support food redistribution and (b) reduce commercial food waste.

Answer

Mary Creagh
This Government recognises the environmental, economic and social benefits of preventing food waste and redistributing surplus. Defra's Food and Drink Waste Hierarchy outlines how all businesses should deal with food surplus and waste, preventing food sur...

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