Government Departments: Food
Commons · Question 16382 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Kerry McCarthy
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on updating Government Buying Standards relating to food procurement.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 16 Jul 2026
Defra is considering the policy options available to deliver further on its ambitions for public sector food, including potentially updating the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services. Defra has not yet made any decisions on the conten...