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Public Sector: Food

Commons · Question 65610 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 15 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Departments are required to report on the origin of food purchased through public procurement contracts.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 15 Jul 2025

Departments are not currently required to report on the origin of food served in their canteens. In January the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced that the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs would be und...