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Food: Waste

Asked by Jayne KirkhamLabour (Co-op)Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 27 February 2025UIN 32570

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support she is giving to gleaning organisations as a method to help reduce on-farm food waste.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Food redistribution charities in England can apply for a new £15 million Government scheme to help get surplus food from farms to those in need.

Applications are welcome from the gleaning community before the deadline of 13 March 2025. More information about the fund and supporting guidance about how to apply can be found here on the Defra eCommercial System.

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