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Food: Public Sector

Asked by Sarah ChampionLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 23 October 2025UIN 82955

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to implement the recommendations in the Independent Review into Public Sector Food Procurement, published in May 2024.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The Government is currently considering the policy options available to deliver further on our ambitions for public sector food and catering. We are engaging with stakeholders across public sector supply chains and are carefully reflecting on possible policy options. The findings of the Independent Review into Public Sector Food Procurement will be considered as part of this ongoing policy development process.

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