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Lords Chamber
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL] - Tue 23 Jan 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Lord Johnson of Lainston (Con - Life peer) environmental values and ambitions.Other important areas discussed during the Bill’s passage include food - Speech Link
2: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con - Life peer) Will he work very closely with Defra on the labelling of provisions when we eventually import products - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Groceries Supply Code of Practice - Mon 22 Jan 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Alicia Kearns (Con - Rutland and Melton) We have seen plans to improve food labelling to protect farms better. - Speech Link
2: Kirsty Blackman (SNP - Aberdeen North) We are also still looking for more information on the EU labelling rules—the labels that say, “Not for - Speech Link
3: Kirsty Blackman (SNP - Aberdeen North) chains are sustainable, and that food processors and producers, farmers, fishermen, food manufacturers - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Biosecurity and Infectious Diseases - Thu 18 Jan 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Lord Trees (XB - Life peer) In 2021, we imported food from 161 of the 195 recognised countries in the world. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) Mention has already been made of food security. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Walmsley (LD - Life peer) It suggested to us that an improved labelling system for UK-grown trees would enable consumer confidence - Speech Link
4: Lord Douglas-Miller (Con - Life peer) In addition, upholding high biosecurity standards is paramount for food production and food safety, for - Speech Link


General Committees
Draft Wine (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024 - Wed 17 Jan 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Daniel Zeichner (Lab - Cambridge) It needs to be made clear that the deal does not enable food and wine produced elsewhere to lower standards - Speech Link
2: Daniel Zeichner (Lab - Cambridge) different rules.Will the Minister explain what legislation is planned by the Department for Environment, Food - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]
Report stage - Tue 16 Jan 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Lord Johnson of Lainston (Con - Life peer) All food and drink products imported into the UK will still have to meet the respective food safety and - Speech Link
2: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con - Life peer) The idea is to allow changes to food labelling entitling consumers to make better decisions at the supermarket - Speech Link
3: None for non-EU food and feed as part of the joint annual review on food standards. - Speech Link
4: None My noble friend Lady McIntosh mentioned the new labelling scheme. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill
2nd reading - Mon 18 Dec 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Ruth Jones (Lab - Newport West) Where is the animal welfare labelling or the action to ensure that farmers from Newport West to Newcastle-under-Lyme - Speech Link
2: Thérèse Coffey (Con - Suffolk Coastal) Indeed, earlier this year, the Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries, my right hon. - Speech Link
3: Neil Hudson (Con - Penrith and The Border) Food security is so important for our country, and we need to be much more resilient in producing food - Speech Link


General Committees
Draft Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023 - Mon 04 Dec 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Mark Spencer (Con - Sherwood) Doing so will apply general food law to wine labelling, and the intention is that the change will reduce - Speech Link
2: Mark Spencer (Con - Sherwood) However, the Welsh Government and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have agreed - Speech Link
3: Daniel Zeichner (Lab - Cambridge) Wine is a very important part of our highly successful food and drink sector.As has been said, the vast - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Public Health, Marketing and Organic Product Standards and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2023 - Mon 04 Dec 2023
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Lord Bew (XB - Life peer) This is not to say that there is not an island economy in agri-food, by the way, which is one reason - Speech Link
2: Baroness Suttie (LD - Life peer) forward in trying to remove additional burdens on retailers, wholesalers, caterers and those providing food - Speech Link
3: None both sides of the Irish Sea and help to further improve Northern Ireland consumers’ access to agri-food - Speech Link
4: Lord Harlech (Con - Excepted Hereditary) The transitional labelling finance assistance scheme will offer retrospective grants at a flat rate, - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023 - Mon 27 Nov 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Benyon (Con - Life peer) It will mean that the general food law provisions relating to the identification of the responsible food - Speech Link
2: Lord Benyon (Con - Life peer) Revoking importer labelling provisions in wine law will result in the application of the general food - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Schools: Food Standards - Wed 15 Nov 2023
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) My Lords, the school food standards regulate the food and drink provided at both lunchtime and other - Speech Link
2: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) We have made significant changes with the soft drinks levy, the regulations on home calorie labelling - Speech Link
3: Lord Swire (Con - Life peer) is produced and what is wholesome and healthy food. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) I am sure that parents can access the school food standards. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Lab - Life peer) That would be a tiny but none the less significant step in tackling food poverty. - Speech Link