School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme
Commons · Question 54522 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Katie Lam
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of food under the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme is procured from British farms.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 5 Jun 2025
The School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme sources the fruit and vegetables used by the scheme from a number of different countries. 18.9% of the produce used by the scheme is sourced from the United Kingdom, and this is the highest proportion of any country s...