Skip to main content

Proceeding contribution from David Leslie Taylor (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 30 June 2008. It occurred during Opposition day on Food Security.


Food Security

The Secretary of State will be aware that when addressing the National Farmers Union conference in February, the Prime Minister stated that its members had a core responsibility to grow and produce the majority of food consumed by the British people. What proportion of food by value that is consumed by the British people is produced by British agriculture, and what proportion does the Secretary of State expect that to be in five and 10 years' time?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
478 c669-70 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Agriculture Competition Biofuels Australia China Genetically modified organisms Food International cooperation Imports Droughts India Food supply Pesticides Prices Migrant workers Supermarkets Shortages Common agricultural policy
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk