PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
NHS: Food (10 February 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of fresh produce supplied to the NHS through NHS supply chain contracts in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 was produced in the UK.
Asked by:
Alison McGovern (Labour)
Asked by:
Alison McGovern (Labour)
Answer
NHS Supply Chain estimate that the proportion of fresh produce supplied to the National Health Service through NHS Supply Chain contracts in both 2013 and 2014 that was United Kingdom country of origin was 73%.
Answered by:
Dr Dan Poulter (Labour)
24 February 2015
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