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registered interest false more like this
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Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading School Meals more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of food served in English schools is (a) organic, and (b) locally sourced; and what plans they have, if any, to increase that percentage. more like this
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle remove filter
uin HL240 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-31more like thismore than 2019-10-31
answer text <p>Schools are responsible for their school meals service and how and where they choose to buy their produce. The department does not hold the information on what percentage of food is organic and locally sourced. Schools may use the guidance launched alongside the government’s 'Plan for Public Procurement: Food and Catering Services'.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance provides a methodology which helps contracting parties balance a range of criteria when procuring food and catering services. These include production standards, health and wellbeing, resource efficiency, socio-economic factors, quality of service and price.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance has been attached and is available from:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-plan-for-public-procurement-food-and-catering" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-plan-for-public-procurement-food-and-catering</a>.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-31T17:17:53.79Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-31T17:17:53.79Z
answering member
4689
label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
attachment
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file name HL240_guidance_plan_for_public_procurement .pdf more like this
title HL240_guidance more like this
tabling member
4719
label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this