HC Deb 06 April 1998 vol 310 c83W
Mr. Chaytor

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will encourage supermarkets to donate all edible surplus food to charity. [37143]

Mr. Morley

I am confident that the firms concerned have company policies on the disposal of surplus food which take into account the important food safety and public health considerations which arise. A number of them already participate in a voluntary scheme for the distribution of such food to charitable bodies.