Written questions

Food: Waste

Commons · Question 65889 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 16 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of mandatory food waste reporting on levels of surplus food redistribution in Liverpool.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 16 Jul 2025

No assessment of the potential impact of mandatory food waste reporting on levels of surplus food redistribution in Liverpool has been made. Evidence in the 2022 consultation stage Impact Assessment showed that requiring food businesses to publicly measur...