LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD

Early day motion 180, tabled 8 December 2008 by Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 33 members.

That this House pays tribute to the range of excellent locally-produced food available across the United Kingdom; acknowledges that transporting food over long distances is bad for the environment; salutes the work of the farmers' markets and food festivals in promoting the regional variety and freshness of food; congratulates Trethowan's Dairy in Llanddewi Brefi and Teifi Farmhouse Cheese in Llandysul on using traditional methods to produce their award-winning cheese; encourages supermarkets, schools and the public sector more generally to source much more of their food locally; and calls upon the Government to provide extra funding to regional development agencies, tourist boards and other local bodies to support the production and sale of food locally.

Signatures by party: Labour 15, Liberal Democrat 12, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Conservative 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Respect 1.