Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 107738

Food: Waste

Tabled: 22 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026

Question

Catherine West

LabourHornsey and Friern Barnet

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the supermarket industry on tackling food waste in supermarkets.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Defra funds the groundbreaking UK Food and Drink Pact, a voluntary agreement with industry to tackle food waste in supply chains. The Pact has developed the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap, which helps businesses to identify and measure their surplus and was...

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