Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in Britain for use in its canteens and restaurants.

Catering services for our canteens and restaurants are provided by our Facilities Management providers on a regional basis. This service provides sustainable and ethical food, adhering to government buying standards.

This compromises of several categories, which include:

• Production standards
• Traceability
• Authenticity
• Origin of meat & diary
• Animal welfare
• Eggs
• Palm oil
• Fish and seasonal produce.