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1717522

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date	13/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in Britain for use in its canteens and restaurants.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	25745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government Property Agency (GPA) is responsible for the procurement of food and drink for canteens and restaurants in a number of government buildings across Britain, including Cabinet Office buildings.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Contractually, all suppliers appointed by GPA are required to comply with the Government Buying Standards, owned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The relevant part of the standards is local and environmentally sustainable sourcing.</p><p> </p><p>Wherever possible, contracting authorities and/or tier 1 suppliers should aim for at least 50% of food spending to be on locally produced food or food certified to higher environmental production standards. Progress towards this target must be reported annually.</p><p> </p><p>This contractual provision will be monitored as part of the governance and report requirements of GPA's new contracts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 21/05/2024 16:17:24 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1714651

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date	29/04/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to his Department was of (a) events, (b) activities, (c) merchandise and (d) other costs relating to Pride Month 2023.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	23981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>There was no cost related to Pride Month 2023 (June 2023) and no events or activities took place. Merchandise was provided by LGBT+ staff and supporters and not funded from any budget.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 08/05/2024 15:41:03 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes