| Heading: |
Food: Public Sector |
| Question ID: |
1747000 |
| UIN: |
17957 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-04 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5149 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Amanda Hack
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Amanda Hack
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that at least 50% of all food purchased by the public sector is (a) locally produced and (b) sustainable. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-10 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4382 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Daniel Zeichner
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| Answering Member handle: |
danielzeichner
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@danielzeichner
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| Answer text: |
The Government has an ambition to be able to supply half of all food into the public sector from British producers or certified to higher environmental standards, whilst being in line with World Trade Organisation and domestic procurement obligations. Off... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |