NHS: Food
Commons · Question 122984 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Coleman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of food purchased through the NHS Supply Chain is classified as Nova Group 4; and what plans he has to incentivise NHS Trusts to move toward minimally processed alternatives.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 30 Mar 2026
Data is currently not collected centrally on National Health Service food purchases which would identify NOVA Group four foods.The United Kingdom’s national food model is the Eatwell Guide. The principles of the Eatwell Guide underpin the Government’s Buy...