United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 65623
Food: Public Sector
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7 July 2025
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15 July 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the environmental impact of sourcing food from British producers compared to overseas suppliers for public sector contracts.
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7 July 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the environmental impact of sourcing food from British producers compared to overseas suppliers for public sector contracts.
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15 July 2025
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In 2021, Defra assessed the scientific evidence on the environmental impacts of locally sourced food for public food procurement. This analysis considered the positive and negative environmental impacts of both imported and in country produced food, i.e. ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-07/65623
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1820449
- uk · wq-1820449 · source updated 15 July 2025