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.

answeredHouse of Commons Commission

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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

  1. 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.

  2. 11 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 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...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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