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Food: Waste

Commons · Question 28066 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of large food businesses in England reporting food waste data voluntarily through WRAP's Food and Drink Pact; and what assessmen

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 15 Sep 2026

The Government recognises the importance of improving food waste data to reduce waste and improve resource efficiency. Defra has not separately estimated the proportion of large food businesses in England that voluntarily report food waste data through WR...