Alison McGovern – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alison McGovern on 2015-02-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of fresh produce supplied to the NHS through NHS supply chain contracts in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 was produced in the UK.

Dr Daniel Poulter

NHS Supply Chain estimate that the proportion of fresh produce supplied to the National Health Service through NHS Supply Chain contracts in both 2013 and 2014 that was United Kingdom country of origin was 73%.