Food: Public Sector
2026-07-06 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · HL1743 · Official question
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards their target of ensuring that 50 per cent of publicly procured food is either from local producers in the UK or from suppliers certified to higher environmental standards.
Answer
The Government has already published a new national procurement policy statement which sets expectations for government contracts to favour products certified to high environmental standards that British producers are well-placed to meet. Data collection ...