Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to improve access to food hygiene score information in England.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has responsibility for the Food Hygiene Ratings Scheme. The FSA is currently collecting evidence on the impact of the mandatory display of food hygiene ratings at food outlets in Wales. The Government will consider this evidence carefully once it is available. In the meantime, the FSA will continue working with its local authority partners to encourage businesses to voluntarily display their ratings and to promote the scheme to consumers.

Ratings are published on the FSA website (and via phone apps), and there is open access to the data.