Written questions

Food: Waste

Commons · Question 28477 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 17 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Pippa Heylings

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to require supermarkets to donate edible unsold food to charities and community organisations inst

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 17 Sep 2026

The Government supports food waste reduction through WRAP’s UK Food and Drink Pact and Food Waste Reduction Roadmap, helping businesses measure, reduce, report waste and increase surplus food redistribution. Businesses should prioritise redistribution; in...