Department for Work and Pensions: Dairy Products
(asked on 4th May 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of dairy products procured for his Department was sourced from British producers in the latest period for which figures are available.
Since 1998 the Department for Work and Pensions occupies space provided through a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) known as the PRIME Contract.
Under the terms of this PFI Contract the Department leases fully serviced accommodation from our private sector partner Telereal Trillium. This Contract provides a variety of facility management services which include catering services.
The proportion of dairy products procured by Telereal Trillium for resale in staff restaurants and retail outlets sourced from British producers for the period January – March 2016 is as follows:
DWP Dairy Jan-March 2016 | |||
Dairy Sub-Category | Total Spend | UK Sourced | British % |
Milk | £36,347.37 | £36,347.37 | 100% |
Cheese | £24,494.74 | £15,181.69 | 62% |
Yoghurt | £5,406.24 | £5,406.24 | 100% |
Butter | £4,468.50 | 0.00 | 0% |
Cream | £1,318.58 | £994.84 | 75% |
Cheese 62% - A number of non–indigenous cheese lines are procured from the EU.
Butter 0% - Spend on butter is low and it is sourced from Ireland