Question follow-through · 75966
Food: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to issue guidance to local authorities on the procurement of food that is locally produced or certified to higher environment standards.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 8 Oct 2025 · 29 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to issue guidance to local authorities on the procurement of food that is locally produced or certified to higher environment standards.
11 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Oct 2025
Answer published
Defra is responsible for the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services (GBSF), which set the requirements for sourcing, cooking, and serving of food for central Government and executive agencies in England. Local authorities are encourage...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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