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Food: Public Sector

Asked by Stuart AndersonConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 24 March 2025UIN 39080

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to focus public sector procurement on locally produced food.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

The new national procurement policy statement sets out requirements for Government contracts, favouring high-quality products that we believe British producers are well-placed to supply, aiding our ambition for half of food supplied into public sector catering to be from local producers or those certified to higher environmental standards.

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