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NHS: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the volume, proportion and value of food waste in the NHS.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
5 Dec 2025
Target answer date
9 Dec 2025
Answer
15 Dec 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the volume, proportion and value of food waste in the NHS.

  2. 9 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The National standards for healthcare food and drink include instructions on the measurement, reductions, and monitoring of food waste. Production, spoilage, unserved and plate waste are the areas of focus. Further information is available at the followin...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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