To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce tax incentives for farmers that redistribute food.
Answered on
13 June 2022
This Government has taken significant steps to boost the redistribution of food. Since 2017 Defra has awarded £12m in grants to the redistribution sector, including to access food surplus from farms. This has provided important infrastructure such as warehousing, vehicles, fridges and freezers to support the sector for years to come. Since UK-level data was first reported in 2015, overall levels of redistribution have increased three-fold.
We have no specific plans to introduce tax incentives at present.