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Government Departments: Food

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 7 October 2024UIN 5532

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to encourage Government Departments in Whitehall to prioritise the (a) procurement and (b) purchase of British produced (i) food and (ii) drink.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

As set out in the manifesto, we have an ambition to supply half of all food and drink into the public sector from local, British producers or those certified to higher environmental standards, whilst remaining in line with our World Trade Organization and domestic procurement obligations.

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