Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mary Creagh and Bayo Alaba

Thursday 13th November 2025 Commons Chamber

[Mary Creagh]

To be fair, the previous Government did something on food labelling and “best before” dates. There are certain rules around items such as eggs, about which we have to be much more careful. However, I share the hon. Gentleman’s view. We need to remove some of the packaging, so that people do not over-buy. We also need to teach people more about how to tackle food waste in their home, so that they do not buy more than they need, and they understand that they can freeze things like butter and cheese when they want to buy in bulk and save money.

[Mr Bayo Alaba (Southend East and Rochford) (Lab)]

12. What steps she is taking to increase the accountability of water company executives.