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date	10/05/2024
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	House of Commons: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the House of Commons' 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	25631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The House of Commons complies with UK legislative standards when procuring food and drinks from suppliers. Its procurement approach supports and where possible prioritises the purchase of food and drink produced in Britain. For example:</p><ul><li>The Strangers’ Bar offers Members the opportunity to request that a specific cask ale from an independent, regional brewer from their constituency be offered for sale.</li><li>As much as possible, most fresh products purchased by Catering Services are sourced within the UK. This includes meat, poultry, dairy, bread, eggs and most fruit and vegetables (when in season). Bought-in sandwiches use British chicken and cheese boards feature only British cheese. Milk is sourced locally from a British dairy.</li><li>There is a mandatory inclusion of wines from England and Wales on wine lists.</li><li>Speciality cakes and dairy ice cream are only UK-made.</li><li>Bottled water is from British source.</li><li>Promotional activity in catering outlets highlights British food by showcasing a rolling programme of regional goods.</li></ul><p><br>Certain regulations, such as the Government’s Procurement Policy Note of December 2020 and increased use of the UK-based Catering Framework, have allowed for additional freedom for spend on goods and services below certain price thresholds. Within the limits of these regulations, the House where possible seeks to hold competitions which only target producers within the UK.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 16/05/2024 16:38:33 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1019379

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	House of Commons: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to his oral contribution answer of 29 November 2018, Official Report, column 403, what practical problems prevent the implementation of a buy British policy.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	198174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>We acknowledge that there may be an expectation that the House of Commons should be buying British wherever possible, but as a contracting authority as specified in the European Parliament and Council Directive, we are subject to EU Public Sector Procurement directives. It is therefore impossible for us to demand that we wish to buy only British products simply on the merits of origin and must instead ensure that our specifications at tender stage, and ultimately our decision to award a contract, does not discriminate against products or supplies from other EU member states.</p><p>The vast majority of fresh products purchased by Catering are in fact British – meat, poultry, dairy, eggs and most fruit and vegetables (when in season) are sourced from within the UK. We demand that UK or equivalent standards of welfare and/or production must be met as this is a consideration of quality rather than origin. UK standards on the whole are easy to follow, robust, commonly accepted and enforced across each sector.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 13/12/2018 12:12:12 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 90662 answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

905464

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	House of Commons: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many kilogrammes of food the House of Commons has disposed of as waste in each of the last five years for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	144987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>In the last five financial years, the amounts (kilogrammes) of food disposed of as waste from catering facilities were:</p><p>2017/18: 282,133 kg</p><p>2016/17: 228,441 kg</p><p>2015/16: 130,384 kg</p><p>2014/15: 209,667 kg</p><p>2013/14: 140,017 kg</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 22/05/2018 14:38:19 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

905465

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	House of Commons: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many kilogrammes of food the House of Commons has disposed of as waste in (a) April 2013, (b) April 2014, (c) April 2015, (d) April 2016 and (e) April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	144988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>In April of the last five years, the amounts (kilogrammes) of food disposed of as waste from catering facilities were:</p><p>April 2017: 19,021 kg</p><p>April 2016: 12,910 kg</p><p>April 2015: 16,630 kg</p><p>April 2014: 19,350 kg</p><p>April 2013: 14,220 kg</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 22/05/2018 14:40:04 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

436304

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	House of Commons: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, what proportion of unused and uneaten food produced or bought to be served on the parliamentary estate is (a) recycled, (b) sent to landfill and (c) donated to food aid providers.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	19255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>All catering food waste segregated at the kitchens and food preparation areas is recovered offsite by means of anaerobic digestion to produce methane fuel and fertiliser. No catering waste from Parliament is sent to landfill, and no uneaten food is donated to food aid providers.</p><p>We are continuing to identify opportunities to reduce the amount of food waste and to increase the proportion we do generate that goes for recovery. A food waste audit to support this is due to take place later this month in the House of Commons.</p><p>Food waste from prepared dishes in House of Commons catering outlets is 3% against sales. This is well below the national average for the catering industry of 5%; the Sustainable Restaurant Association has rated the House of Commons as a good practice organisation in respect of food waste.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 14/12/2015 16:00:01 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn