Written questions

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food

Commons · Question 83171 · Tabled 17 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 17 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of food served in his Department that is British.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 17 Nov 2025

The Government, in line with manifesto commitments, is considering all lawful means of achieving its ambition that half of all food purchased across the public sector should be locally produced or certified to higher environmental standards. In order to u...