Select Committee · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Fairness in the food supply chain
Status: Closed
Opened: 9 May 2023
Closed: 23 May 2024
With households facing the highest levels of food price inflation since the 1970s, the EFRA Committee is looking at issues throughout the food supply chain from ‘farm to fork’. We are investigating how profitability and risks are shared through the food supply chain and the existing government system of monitoring and regulation of these. Read … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2024 | Alex Williams · Department for Business and Trade, Rt Hon Sir Mark Spencer · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Sarah Evered · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | View ↗ |
| 30 Apr 2024 | Charlotte Di Cello · Waitrose, Dom Morrey · Tesco, Kris Comerford · Asda, Rhian Bartlett · Sainsbury’s, Richard Bourns · Lidl GB | View ↗ |
| 19 Mar 2024 | Bas Padberg · Arla Foods, Dominic Hawkins · Kraft Heinz, Marc Woodward · Unilever, Peter Dawson · Dairy UK, Robert Sheasby · The Agricultural Industries Confederation, Rod Addy · Provision Trade Federation, Sarah Arrowsmith · Associated British Foods | View ↗ |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Ali Capper · British Apples and Pears Ltd, David Camp · Association of Labour Providers, Guy Singh-Watson · Riverford Organics, Jacob Bolton · Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX), Michael Oakes · National Farmers Union, Mrs Lizzie Wilson · National Pig Association (NPA), Sarah Woolley · Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union | View ↗ |
| 14 Nov 2023 | Dr Carrie Bradshaw · University of Leeds and member of the Global Food and Environment Institute, Dr Francesca Pontin · University of Leeds, Ms Sue Davies · Which?, Professor Charlotte Hardman · University of Liverpool, Vicki Hird · The Wildlife Trust and former Head of Sustainable Farming, Sustain | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Williams · Deputy Director, Competition Policy | Department for Business and Trade | 1 |
| Ali Capper · Executive Chair | British Apples and Pears Ltd | 1 |
| Bas Padberg · UK Managing Director | Arla Foods | 1 |
| Charlotte Di Cello · Commercial Director | Waitrose | 1 |
| David Camp · Chair | Association of Labour Providers | 1 |
| Dom Morrey · Commercial Director for Fresh Food | Tesco | 1 |
| Dominic Hawkins · UK Head of Supply Chain | Kraft Heinz | 1 |
| Dr Carrie Bradshaw · Lecturer in Law | University of Leeds and member of the Global Food and Environment Institute | 1 |
| Dr Francesca Pontin · Research Data Scientist, Consumer Data Research C… | University of Leeds | 1 |
| Guy Singh-Watson · Founder | Riverford Organics | 1 |
| Jacob Bolton · Research Officer | Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) | 1 |
| Kris Comerford · Chief Commercial Officer | Asda | 1 |
| Marc Woodward · UK and Ireland Head | Unilever | 1 |
| Michael Oakes · Dairy Board Chair | National Farmers Union | 1 |
| Mrs Lizzie Wilson · Chief Executive | National Pig Association (NPA) | 1 |
| Ms Sue Davies · Head of Consumer Rights and Food Policy | Which? | 1 |
| Peter Dawson · Policy and Sustainability Director | Dairy UK | 1 |
| Professor Charlotte Hardman · Professor of Psychology of Eating Behaviour | University of Liverpool | 1 |
| Rhian Bartlett · Chief Food Commercial Officer | Sainsbury’s | 1 |
| Richard Bourns · Chief Commercial Officer | Lidl GB | 1 |
| Robert Sheasby · Chief Executive | The Agricultural Industries Confederation | 1 |
| Rod Addy · Director General | Provision Trade Federation | 1 |
| Rt Hon Sir Mark Spencer · Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| Sarah Arrowsmith · Chief Executive of UK Grocery | Associated British Foods | 1 |
| Sarah Evered · Deputy Director, Innovation, Productivity and Sci… | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| Sarah Woolley · General Secretary | Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union | 1 |
| Vicki Hird · Strategic Lead on Agriculture | The Wildlife Trust and former Head of Sustainable Farming, Sustain | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2024 | — | Correspondence from Richard Bourns, CCO, Lidl GB, regarding the EFRA Committee … |
| 14 May 2024 | — | Correspondence from Richard Bourns, CCO of Lidl GB, relating to the Lidl Pork S… |
| 14 May 2024 | — | Correspondence from Arla Foods relating to Fairness in the food supply chain in… |
| 14 May 2024 | — | Correspondence to Tesco relating to the Fairness in the food supply chain inqui… |
| 14 May 2024 | — | Correspondence to Waitrose relating to the Fairness in the food supply chain in… |
| 14 May 2024 | — | Correspondence to Lidl relating to the Fairness in the food supply chain inquir… |
| 14 May 2024 | — | Correspondence to Sainsbury's relating to the Fairness in the food supply chain… |
| 14 May 2024 | — | Correspondence to Asda relating to the Fairness in the food supply chain inquir… |