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Written question asked by Mark Hendrick (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 October 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 16 October 2015 (named day). It was answered by Matt Hancock (Conservative) on Friday, 16 October 2015 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Prime Minister: Milk

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much (a) fair price milk and (b) non-fair price milk was purchased for use in 10 Downing Street in August 2015; and what plans he has to ensure that only fair price milk is used at 10 Downing Street in future.

Answer

The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.

The Cabinet Office adheres to the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services which are mandatory for central Government and its executive agencies, ALBs, NDPBs etc. This is supported in the DEFRA Business Plan to drive sustainable food procurement by the Government and the public sector.

The Government Buying Standards on Food and Catering can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418072/gbs-food-catering-march2015.pdf

Milk provided for official purposes in the Cabinet Office is supplied by the department’s facilities management provider. Expenditure on milk specifically is not identified separately on the department’s financial systems and, as a result, information on such expenditure is not held centrally.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
11728
Session
2015-16
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Prime Minister Procurement Prices Milk
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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