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...