What fundamental changes should be made to the UK's food system?
10 March 2020
The next evidence session of the Select Committee on Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment hears from Henry Dimbleby, the National Food Strategy review lead, catering industry representatives and delegates from the devolved administrations about fundamental changes that could be made to the UK's food system.
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Witnesses
Tuesday 10 March, Committee Room 2A, Palace of Westminster
At 10.00am
- Henry Dimbleby, National Food Strategy
At 11.00am
- Mark Laurie, Director, Nationwide Caterers Association
At 11.45am
- David Morris, Deputy Head of Food - Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Strategy, Welsh Government
- George Burgess, Head of Food and Drink, Scottish Government
- Dr Donald Macaskill, Chief Executive, Scottish Care, Scottish Food Coalition
Possible questions
- From the evidence you have gathered so far, which areas of our food system require the most urgent attention? What are your views on ‘system change'?
- What are your anticipated timelines for publishing your interim and final reports? Following publication, what are the next steps? What do you hope this review will achieve?
- What responsibilities do the retail and catering industries have towards public health?
- How can consumers be provided with the right information at the right time to allow them to make healthy choices?
- Are the current measures around nutritional labelling appropriate?
- What networks and processes do you have in place to enable you to engage with industry representatives and other stakeholders?
- How much progress has been made towards your stated goals, and what have been the major challenges you have faced in implementing these policies?
Further information
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