Prisons: Food
Commons · Question 65616 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of food served in prisons is sourced from British farms; and what plans she has to encourage more prisons to buy British produce.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 15 Jul 2025
As at May 2025, 56.1% of food products sourced via the prisoner food contract and served in prisons is of British origin, however we do not hold a figure for farms specifically.The sourcing of products is managed through commercial food contracts which ar...