FOI Request - Imported Foods in Schools

Request 101003815923

Please can I request the following information:

1. Across the last five years has your local authority served imported food products in school meals? (If so, could you outline in which years).  

2. Across the last five years has your local authority served imported meat products in school meals? (Please could you break this down by year and by type of meat).

3. Across the last five years, how much has your local authority spent on imported food products for school meals? (Please could you break this down by year).

4. Across the last five years, how much has your local authority spent on food products produced in Scotland or in the rest of the UK for school meals? (Please could you break this down by year).

5. Across the last five years, how much has your local authority spent on imported meat products for school meals? (Please could you break this down by year and type of meat).

6. Across the last five years, how much has your local authority spent on meat products produced in Scotland or the rest of the UK for school meals? (Please could you break this down by year).

Response 23-07-2025

1. Yes, imported products from example tinned tomatoes and have been used in the last 5 years.

2.
2020/21- No
2021/22- No
2022/23- No
2023/24- No
2024/25 – Yes European Chicken

3. We do not hold this information broken down into imported items. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

4. We do not hold this information broken down into imported items. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

5. We do not hold this information broken down into imported items. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

6. We do not hold this information broken down into imported items. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.