Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 82101

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 assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation similar to that introduced in France to reduce commercial food waste.

Answer

Mary Creagh
No assessment has been made of the merits of introducing legislation similar to that introduced in France to reduce commercial food waste. Defra recognises the environmental, economic and social benefits of preventing food waste and redistributing surplus...

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