Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 78355

Palm Oil

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has provided to food manufacturers on local alternatives to palm oil.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Government is committed to supporting sustainable production, trade, and use of palm oil, not reducing it. Leading by example, The Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services (GBSF) require in-scope public sector procurers to ensure tha...
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