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Topical question asked in the House of Commons, by Ann Cryer (Labour). It was answered on Thursday, 25 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Topical Questions

Question
My question is about local food sourcing by the public sector. Is my hon. Friend aware that Airedale general hospital in my constituency now gets all its meals trucked from Pembrokeshire by a company called Sodexo? I campaigned against that, with people from the local community, but to no avail. That is what is happening, and it is absolutely ludicrous.
Answer

As I said in response to an earlier question, I recently had a meeting with my ministerial colleague at the Department of Health, my hon. Friend the Member for Lincoln (Gillian Merron), when we discussed the question of procurement. I am disappointed to hear of my hon. Friend's experience with her local hospital. We are doing everything that we can to increase the amount of locally produced food procured by Government Departments.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
508 c376 
Session
2009-10
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Food Procurement Licensing Water abstraction
Link
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