Question follow-through · 18742
Food: Waste
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of mandatory food waste reporting on the cost of living.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 14 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 21 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of mandatory food waste reporting on the cost of living.
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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21 Jul 2026
Answer published
As part of a transition to a circular economy, Defra wants to help businesses reduce food waste and improve efficiency. Through the No10-led Food Waste Endeavour, we are working with food businesses and technology providers to understand how UK companies ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Food: Waste
8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of large food businesses in England reporting food waste data voluntarily through WRAP's Food and Drink Pact; and what assessmen