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<p>(a) The House does not currently hold information on carbon emissions associated
with its food and beverage procurement. We are developing a method to measure and
manage carbon emissions from all our Scope 3 supply chain activities, including those
from our food suppliers.</p><p>(b) The amount of food waste collected from the Parliamentary
Estate is not broken down between the two Houses, so it is not possible to provide
a carbon emission figure for food waste from Commons outlets only. However, in the
12 months to the end of October 2020, the House authorities have calculated a total
of the equivalent of 1.8 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from the process for anaerobic
digestion of the food waste from the Estate. This figure has been calculated using
UK Government GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting. This compares with 11,985
tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent as part of Scope 1 and 2 emissions from the Estate
in the same 12-month period.</p>
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