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Food: Waste

Asked by Wera HobhouseLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 29 July 2024UIN 1016

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is his policy to introduce mandatory food waste reporting for large businesses.

Answered by Mary Creagh

The Government is committed to setting a clear roadmap to a circular economy – a future where our resources are used as efficiently and productively as possible for as long as possible, and waste is reduced. As a ministerial team, we are reviewing policies to address the challenges associated with tackling food waste in the supply chain, and these will be announced in the usual way.

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