SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING

Early day motion 2042, tabled 15 July 2008 by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour). Signed by 46 members.

That this House calls for procurement policies on the purchasing of food supplied by farmers to supply the supermarkets and shops in their local area; recognises the quality of locally-grown and reared produce; further calls for efforts to ensure less environmental damage by reducing the number of food miles; further calls for the creation of sustainable communities by bringing together farmers and buyers; and further calls for the establishment of local farm co-operatives to help build relationships between food outlets and their neighbourhood farmers.

Signatures by party: Labour 26, Conservative 7, Liberal Democrat 7, DUP 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1.