Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 122985

Processed Food: Public Sector

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

Ben Coleman

LabourChelsea and Fulham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to update the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services to include a mandatory limit on the procurement of ultra-processed foods across the public estate

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Defra continues to engage with actors across public sector supply chains and are carefully considering possible policy options, including the potential for updating the government buying standards for food and catering services (GBSF). We will continue to...

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