Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2023 to Question 151404, what discussions representatives from the Crown Commercial service have had with the Federation of Wholesale Distributors between September 2019 and September 2022; and whether he plans to hold a roundtable with food and drinks wholesalers on the Buying Better Foods agreement.
From September 2019 to date, the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has engaged with numerous suppliers that sit on the Council of Members for the Federation of Wholesale Distributors, to make sure that supplier concerns are being factored into the development of the agreement on Food and Drink.
CCS has met with representatives from the Federation of Wholesale Distributors as recently as January 2023, and will continue to do so in the run up to the tender going live in Summer 2023.