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Public Sector: Food

Asked by Stuart AndersonConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 2 July 2026UIN 13551

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of food procured in the public sector is produced domestically.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

Data collection on the extent to which public sector settings are serving food from local sustainable sources is currently underway. We expect the work to be completed by Summer 2027.

The Government is open to considering all lawful means of achieving its ambition that half of all food purchased across the public sector should be locally produced or certified to higher environmental standards.

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