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Food Security

Status: Closed Opened: 25 Jul 2022 Closed: 17 Nov 2023 15 recommendations 8 conclusions 1 report

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

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Seventh Report - Food security HC 622 28 Jul 2023 23 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
20 Recommendation Seventh Report - Food security Not Addressed

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 to consider the impact on consumers and businesses in the …

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.
22 Recommendation Seventh Report - Food security Not Addressed

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 help tackle the widespread problem of unhealthy eating. We challenge …

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 …

Oral evidence sessions

5 sessions
Date Witnesses
24 Jan 2023 David Kennedy · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Rt Hon Mark Spencer · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs View ↗
13 Dec 2022 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 View ↗
22 Nov 2022 Anna Taylor · The Food Foundation, Lindsay Boswell · FareShare, Maria Marshall · Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN), Professor Michael Fakhri · University of Oregon School of Law View ↗
8 Nov 2022 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) View ↗
18 Oct 2022 Henry Dimbleby · Leon Restaurants View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
22 Mar 2023 To cttee Letter from the Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries to the Committee regar…