Prison food, bread, dairy and meat

Summary

A Freedom of Information request was made to the Department of Home Affairs regarding the origin of bread, cream, potatoes, and meat supplied to the Isle of Man Prison. The authority confirmed that most items are sourced from local suppliers or grown on-site, though bread and cream are not Manx-made.

Key Facts

• Bread used in the prison is not locally made but purchased from a local supplier under a tender agreement.
• Cream used is not Manx-made; it is long-life cream.
• Potatoes are primarily grown within the prison, with local suppliers used as a backup when prison-grown stock is unavailable.
• The vast majority of meat is Manx and sourced from a well-known Manx meat company.
• Non-Manx meat is purchased from a local supplier in accordance with tender agreements.

Data Disclosed

• 2017-04-17
• 2017-04-21
• IM84674I
• 2 pages
• 1 document

Original Request

1. As to the Prison is all the bread purchased is it bread made on the island, if not from where. 2. Is the cream used by the prison is it manx made. 3. Are all the potatoes used in the prison grown on the island. 4. Is all the meat manx, and purchased from the meat plant or a local butcher. 5. If not manx meat where is the meat from

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

REFERENCE NUMBER: IM84674I 21st April 2017 REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2015 (“the Act”) Thank you for your request dated 17th April 2017
Your request You asked for; 1. As to the Prison is all the bread purchased is it bread made on the island, if not from where.
2. Is the cream used by the prison is it manx made. 3. Are all the potatoes used in the prison grown on the island. 4. Is all the meat manx, and purchased from the meat plant or a local butcher. 5. If not manx meat where is the meat from

Response to your request
The answers to your questions are; 1. The Bread used is not local bread, but bought from a local supplier, as per tender agreement. 2. This was answered in the last FOI request they sent in. To confirm the cream used is not Manx, it is long life Cream. 3. We use prison grown potatoes in the first instance; in their absence we buy from local supplier (sacks do not specify origin), as per tender agreement. 4. Vast majority is Manx sourced from a well-known Manx meat company. 5. Bought from a local supplier as per tender agreement.

Chief Executive’s Office DHA Headquarters Tromode Douglas, ISLE OF MAN IM2 5AP Telephone: (01624) 694313 Fax: (01624) 621298 Web address: www@gov.im/dha Email: GeneralEnquiries.DHA@dha.gov.im

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Yours sincerely