Food Security
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Closed
Inquiry
This inquiry is looking at the pressures facing the UK food supply chain and its implication of UK food security and public access to access healthy and nutritious food. You can read the terms of reference for this inquiry here . Our call for evidence ended on 30 September 2022
15
Recommendations
8
Conclusions
1
Report
5
Oral sessions
1
Letter
5
Events
Activity timeline 13 events
17 Nov
2023
2023
28 Jul
2023
2023
Report published
22 Mar
2023
2023
24 Jan
2023
2023
Oral evidence
24 Jan
2023
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
13 Dec
2022
2022
Oral evidence
13 Dec
2022
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
22 Nov
2022
2022
Oral evidence
22 Nov
2022
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
8 Nov
2022
2022
Oral evidence
8 Nov
2022
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
18 Oct
2022
2022
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
24 Jan 2023
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
David Kennedy · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rt Hon Mark Spencer · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
13 Dec 2022
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Dr Kelly Parsons · MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge
Emily Hunter · The Woodland Trust
Mark Tufnell · Country Land and Business Association (CLA)
Professor Michael Winter, University of Exeter, Centre for Rural Policy Research
Professor Tim Lang · City University London's Centre for Food Policy
22 Nov 2022
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Anna Taylor · The Food Foundation
Lindsay Boswell · FareShare
Maria Marshall · Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN)
Professor Michael Fakhri · University of Oregon School of Law
8 Nov 2022
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Andrew Opie · British Retail Consortium (BRC)
David Thomson · Food and Drink Federation (FDF)
Ed Barker · Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC)
James Walton · IGD (Institute of Grocery Distribution)
Minette Batters · National Farmers Union
Will Jackson · Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)
18 Oct 2022
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Henry Dimbleby · Leon Restaurants
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventh Report - Food security | HC 622 | 28 Jul 2023 | 23 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
20
Recommendation
Not Addressed
Seventh Report - Food security
Set out detailed timetable for assessing impact of HFSS volume price promotion regulations
It is regrettable that the introduction of the ban on volume price promotions of food high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) has been further delayed to October 2025. The Government said that these delays were necessary to allow it …
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Government Response
The government reiterates its decision to delay HFSS volume price promotion restrictions until October 2025 due to cost-of-living concerns, but does not provide the requested detailed timetable for assessing the regulations' impact on consumers and businesses during this delay.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Seventh Report - Food security
Call on supermarkets and shops to stop all HFSS food price promotions
We welcome the steps taken by Sainsbury’s and Tesco to voluntarily stop offering volume price promotions on HFSS food, and call on other supermarkets and smaller shops to swiftly follow their lead in the continue absence of legal restrictions to …
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Government Response
The government reiterates its decision to delay the implementation of HFSS volume price promotion restrictions until October 2025 due to cost-of-living concerns, and states that meal deals are excluded, but does not address the committee's call for other supermarkets and shops to voluntarily stop or further restrict HFSS promotions.
Correspondence 1 letter
22 Mar 2023
To committee
Letter from the Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries to the Committee regarding Food Security, dated 15 March 2023
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