Question follow-through · 36358
Parliament: Food
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what proportion of food procured by the Houses of Parliament is sourced in the UK.
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- Answering body
- House of Commons Commission
- Tabled
- 7 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what proportion of food procured by the Houses of Parliament is sourced in the UK.
11 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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18 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Commission is unable to give the exact proportion of procured food that is sourced in the UK due to the size and volume of goods procured. However, when contracts are put out to tender, they stipulate that preference will be given to bidders with robu...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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