SUSTAINABLE FARMING

Early day motion 194, tabled 9 December 2008 by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour). Signed by 36 members.

That this House calls on the Government to adopt policies on the procurement and purchasing of food supplied by farmers to 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 22, Liberal Democrat 7, Conservative 5, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.