Defence written question – answered at on 7 July 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence
(1) how much was spent on purchases of locally produced Afghan food by the armed forces and Government agencies in Afghanistan in the financial years (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08;
(2) what proportion of expenditure on food for the armed forces and Government agencies in Afghanistan was spent on locally-produced Afghan food in each of the last three years for which figures are available;
(3) how much was spent on food for (a) the armed forces and (b) Government agencies in Afghanistan in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
No locally produced Afghan food has been procured for British troops by the MOD food supply contractor during this period. Plans are under way however to commission Afghan farmers to grow produce for supply through the MOD food supply contract.
Separate figures for the value of food supplied to British forces and Government agencies in Afghanistan who have been fed through the MOD food supply contract are not available; however, the total sums spent over the last three financial years are as follows:
Financial year | £ million |
2005-06 | 2.4 |
2006-07 | 7.2 |
2007-08 | 6.3 |
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