Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with colleagues in the Treasury on the potential impact of reducing food waste on the cost of living.

Defra officials engage regularly with His Majesty’s Treasury as part of the policy making process. Latest data from WRAP show that 58% of UK food waste occurs in households, with the average family wasting around £80 of food each month.