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Written Question
Wholesale Trade: Coronavirus
Tuesday 26th January 2021

Asked by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021 on the level of stocks retained by food service wholesalers.

Answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury

I refer the hon. Members to the reply previously given on 25 January 2021, PQ 138473.

https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-15/138473

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Jan 2021
EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Fishing Industry

"Clearly the fishing fleet in the United Kingdom has been suppressed for the past 48 years, and as we come out and set our own policies, it will take time to develop the fishing fleets and, indeed, the fish processing centres. Will my right hon. Friend set out what the …..."
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Written Question
Food Supply
Wednesday 7th October 2020

Asked by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the resilience of the supply of food to (a) schools, (b) hospitals and (c) care homes.

Answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury

The UK has a highly resilient food supply chain. Public sector food provision for specific sectors including schools, hospitals and care homes is led by the relevant government departments. My department is working closely with officials in DfE and DHSC, as the lead departments, to ensure food supply continues to schools, hospitals and care homes. My officials are providing advice and sharing relevant industry intelligence related to broader food supply concerns, in order to support lead government departments with contingency planning. This supports departments in their engagement with their food suppliers. DfE is working in partnership with food suppliers to ensure that schools can continue to provide pupils with nutritious meals. NHS England and DHSC are engaging with the supply chain for hospitals and care homes to ensure their suppliers are fully prepared for the end of the year.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Mar 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"5. To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what criteria the Church of England uses to decide when to close a church and offer the building to other denominations and traditions. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Mar 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"I thank my hon. Friend for that answer. In my constituency, we have 24 churches of different denominations, yet the Christian religion is actually the minority. More recently, we have had a huge influx of Romanian citizens who are very keen churchgoers, but they cannot acquire premises. So as the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"8. What (a) steps the Church of England is taking and (b) recent discussions the Church of England has had with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on tackling the persecution of Christians throughout the world. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"I thank my right hon. Friend for her answers thus far. One area of the world where persecution is at its highest is Pakistan, where there have been a number of high-profile cases. What is the Church doing to combat these terrible attacks on Christians, who just want to celebrate …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Oct 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Soldiers of all faiths and of no faith came together to help us in the great war. What plans does the Church have to include all faiths in this commemoration, so that we can bring people together?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 Jul 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"7. To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress the Church of England has made on its work to tackle modern-day slavery; and what steps the Church of England is taking to educate school children on that issue. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 Jul 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"On a recent visit to Romania, the ministry in charge of Romanians abroad was very concerned about the number of women who were being trafficked for sexual purposes across the European Union and the number of children who were being forced into modern-day slavery. What more can the Church do …..."
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