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Scotland Office: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.

answeredScotland Office

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Answering body
Scotland Office
Tabled
4 Sept 2026
Target answer date
8 Sept 2026
Answer
14 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.

  2. 8 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Scotland Office does not monitor the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month. The Department's offices are located in buildings managed by the Government Property Agency and HM Revenue and Customs. Both the Government Property Agency ...

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