Written questions

Food: Hygiene

Commons · Question 87590 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the efficacy of the implementation by Local Authorities of the Food Standards Agency's Food Hygiene Rating Scheme process from investigation to action.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 11 Nov 2025

The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme is operated by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in partnership with local authorities across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.The FSA monitors the operation of the Food Hygiene Ratings Scheme by local authorities to provi...