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Seventh Report - Covid-19 and the issues of security in food supply
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
HC 1156
Published 7 April 2021
Government response
Second Special Report: COVID-19 and the issues of security in food supply: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report · published 18 Jun 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
2
Recommendation
Not Addressed
Para 13
We heard evidence that many wholesalers who were providing pupils with food parcels, provided them...
Recommendation
We heard evidence that many wholesalers who were providing pupils with food parcels, provided them in line with Government guidance. However, a minority of parcels were clearly unacceptable. It is therefore unfortunate that the failings of some suppliers, in terms …
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Government Response Summary
The government details current free school meal provisions for self-isolating children and existing grant schemes, but does not specifically address how it will learn from past failings in food parcel quality or ensure future offerings consistently meet standards and deliver value for money.
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
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