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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-21more like thismore than 2019-10-21
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Food 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 prisons is (a) organic, and (b) locally sourced; and what plans they have, if any, to increase that percentage. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle remove filter
uin HL242 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-30more like thismore than 2019-10-30
answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) purchase food commodities for prisoner and staff meals from a national food contract currently held by Bidfood UK.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS does not require its supplier to provide figures relating to the percentage of organic and locally produced products provided to prisons through this contract. However, the contract was one of the first to adopt and implement the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)’s Plan for Public Procurement: Food &amp; Catering. Regular scrutiny and reporting of the contract shows that the level of UK sourced commodities purchased is 52% (Country of Origin) and the level of small and medium sized enterprises (SME) provision is over 60%. Bidfood UK are committed to increasing the percentage of UK sourced products.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-30T17:36:08.093Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-30T17:36:08.093Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
4719
label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this