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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food (29 October 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the percentage of food served in canteens in his Department that is British.

Asked by:
Rupert Lowe (Restore Britain)

Answer

Catering services at Defra are provided by our facilities management supplier, ISS. In the contract we require ISS to comply with Government Buying Standards (GBS) for food and catering services and ISS is encouraged to meet the best practice criteria of the GBS for food and catering services. The supplier is required to comply with the aims of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012. ISS has confirmed that:

  • The percentage of British products purchased by ISS, for use across the Defra locations where food is served in the UK, is estimated at 57.20%.
  • This figure is based on the total value of food purchased for use across the Defra locations since April 2024.

Data is only available from April 2024 from this supplier.


Answered by:
Daniel Zeichner (Labour)
11 November 2024

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