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Catering: Public Sector

Commons · Question 65615 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 15 Jul 2025

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Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the (a) number of food miles and (b) level of carbon emissions generated through catering provided by the public sector in the most recent period for whi

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 15 Jul 2025

The Government is currently considering policy options, including how best to demonstrate the beneficial impacts of the new national procurement policy statement, which sets out expectations for Government contracts to favour products certified to high en...