Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 110569

Food: Waste

Tabled: 3 February 2026
Answered: 9 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Steff Aquarone

Liberal DemocratNorth Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage food surplus redistribution in the baking industry.

Answer

Mary Creagh
We recognise the environmental, economic and social benefits of preventing food waste and redistributing surplus food to organisations who can use it. Redistribution is second only to prevention in Defra’s Food and Drink Waste Hierarchy, which includes th...

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