Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 97 of the National Planning Policy Framework, last updated on 7 February 2025, whether her Department categorises (a) Greggs, (b) Pret a Manager and (c) Subway as a fast food outlet.

It is for local planning authorities, when receiving a planning application from any of the providers named in the question, to consider whether, given the type of food and service to be provided at the location proposed, they consider the outlet to be either a hot food takeaway or a fast food outlet.