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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote British food produce to domestic consumers.

UK food and drink is well known for its traceability, high standards and quality. There is a growing demand from UK consumers for food with a local provenance. We work with industry, including retailers, to promote the excellent produce available from across the UK.

Through the Food is GREAT campaign, Government works with a range of industry partners to champion UK food and drink, boosting our reputation as a great food nation whilst promoting our exports overseas.

It is important that customers can identify high quality food from the UK. We are currently considering how to build on existing labelling regulations and voluntary principles to increase the food information available and improve consumer transparency.