Food: Waste
Commons · Question 18858 · Tabled 14 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Gordon McKee
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Department is taking with food retailers and charities to improve the use of real-time data to increase the redistribution of edible surplus food.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 21 Jul 2026
In May, the Prime Minister committed to a national programme to redistribute surplus food to support those in need. Defra is working with food retailers, redistribution organisations, and charities to increase the redistribution of edible surplus food and...