Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 May 2021
Walley’s Quarry: Response of the Environment Agency
"I thank my hon. Friend very much for bringing this really important matter to the House. Although the quarry lies within his constituency, the effects are very much felt in Stoke-on-Trent Central, particularly where we border with Newcastle-under-Lyme, in Basford, Hartshill, Penkhull and Trent Vale.
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Written Question
Friday 29th January 2021
Asked by:
Jo Gideon (Conservative - Stoke-on-Trent Central)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department’s consultation on food labelling is planned to include questions on the need (a) for labelling to better promote healthier foods (b) to simplify the food labelling requirements and (c) to promote more sustainable foods.
Answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury
The Government’s obesity strategy, published in July 2020, includes a number of important measures to improve nutrition labelling to aid consumers in making more informed, healthier choices. These include commitments to consult on front of pack nutrition labelling and alcohol calorie labelling, and a commitment to introduce legislation to implement out-of-home calorie labelling for large businesses. The consultation on front of pack nutrition labelling closed on 21 October 2020, the consultation on alcohol calorie labelling will take place shortly and we are looking to introduce legislation on out-of-home calorie labelling later this year.
The Government has further committed to consult on what can be done through labelling to promote high standards and high welfare across the UK market following the end of the transition period. The consultation is currently being prepared. The consultation will seek stakeholder and public views on how consumer information should be presented and on a range of policy options including mandatory/voluntary labelling reforms.
We also have the opportunity to carry out a review of food labelling now we are no longer bound by EU rules to ensure information supports UK consumers' safe, healthy and sustainable food choices and also Great British food products. This would include careful consideration of how food labelling might contribute to the outcomes of the National Food Strategy, which is looking in detail at creating a better food system for people and for the environment.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 23 Oct 2020
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 23 Oct 2020
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill
"I particularly want to speak on live animal exports, because a few years ago I was a councillor in Ramsgate where we had the live exporting of sheep to the great distress of everybody who live there. People blamed the council and the Government, and it was very clear at …..."Jo Gideon - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 23 Oct 2020
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill
"It is a truly an honour to speak in this debate, and the Bill is supported by Members across the House. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Chris Loder) for promoting the Bill, and for his thoughtful and comprehensive speech. It covered many topics that concern …..."Jo Gideon - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Oct 2020
Local Clean Air Targets
"Thank you, Sir Charles. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship.
This is a timely debate. Stoke-on-Trent is one of the 33 third wave authorities, together with our neighbour Newcastle-under-Lyme. Pollution does not respect authority boundaries. Joint work is necessary to resolve issues that have led to a …..."Jo Gideon - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 07 Oct 2020
Flooding: Staffordshire
"It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Hosie. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Theo Clarke) on securing this important debate, and I absolutely endorse what she says.
Last year’s floods were terrible right across the north midlands, sometimes with long-lasting effects. …..."Jo Gideon - View Speech
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