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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of the large businesses that responded to the consultation entitled Improving food waste reporting by large food businesses in England were in favour of mandatory waste reporting by large businesses.

46 respondents to the consultation on Improved food waste reporting were large businesses. 30 large businesses (65%) were in favour of introducing mandatory food waste reporting for large businesses.