Question follow-through · 13551
Public Sector: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of food procured in the public sector is produced domestically.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 26 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 30 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 2 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
26 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of food procured in the public sector is produced domestically.
30 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Jul 2026
Answer published
Data collection on the extent to which public sector settings are serving food from local sustainable sources is currently underway. We expect the work to be completed by Summer 2027. The Government is open to considering all lawful means of achieving its...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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