Farmgate prices inquiry
Inquiry by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, 16 September 2015 to 19 May 2016. Its page on the Parliament website.
Reports and responses
- 3rd Report - Farmgate prices (2 March 2016)
- 2nd Special Report - Farmgate prices: Government response to Committee's Third Report of Session 2015-16 (19 May 2016)
Evidence sessions
- 28 October 2015: Phil Bicknell, Head of Food and Farming, National Farmers Union, Phil Stocker, Chief Executive Officer, National Sheep Association, and Lizzie Wilson, National Pig Association.
- 4 November 2015: Tom Hind, Chief Strategy Officer, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Group, Stephen Wyrill, National Chairman, Tenant Farmers Association, and Paul Tompkins, South Acre Farm; Afshin Amirahmadi, Vice President, Milk and Member Services, Arla Foods UK , and David Christensen, Member of the Board of Representatives, Arla Foods (at 3.30pm).
- 25 November 2015: Heather Jenkins, Director of Buying for Meat, Poultry, Fish, Frozen Food and Dairy, and Agriculture Strategy, Waitrose, and Julie Ashfield, Group Buying Director, Aldi.
- 2 December 2015: Christine Tacon, Groceries Code Adjudicator; George Eustice MP, Minister of State, Mark Filley, Head of Livestock, Dairy and Genetic Resources, and Tim Mordan, Deputy Director, Farming Sectors Team, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (at 3.15pm).
- 16 December 2015: Tim Smith, Tesco Group Quality Director, Tesco, Alex Brown, Interim Fresh Trading Director, Morrisons, and Judith Batchelar, Director of Sainsbury's Brand, Sainsbury's.