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Catering: Public Sector

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 15 July 2025UIN 65615

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the (a) number of food miles and (b) level of carbon emissions generated through catering provided by the public sector in the most recent period for which data is available.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

The Government is currently considering policy options, including how best to demonstrate the beneficial impacts of the new national procurement policy statement, which sets out expectations for Government contracts to favour products certified to high environmental standards.

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