Hospitals: Food
Commons · Question 65609 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of food served in NHS hospitals was sourced from British farms in the latest period for which data is available; and what steps he is taking to encourage NHS hospitals to buy food s
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 15 Jul 2025
All National Health Service trusts are expected to follow NHS England’s guidance, National standards for healthcare food and drink, which is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/national-standards-for-healthcare-food-and-dr...