Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 01 Dec 2021
Food and Drink: UK Economy
"I very much agree with my hon. Friend; it is about striking a balance between the two. Clearly, at this moment in time there is a shortage of labour, and the industry needs to secure that labour if at all possible. However, I think the industry itself would accept that …..."John Stevenson - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 01 Dec 2021
Food and Drink: UK Economy
"My hon. Friend makes a valid point. Interestingly, food labelling could potentially give us an advantage as a country when selling those products: the UK label, the Union Jack, has great resonance with many overseas consumers as well as our own domestic consumers.
On the cost and regulatory side, we …..."John Stevenson - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 01 Dec 2021
Food and Drink: UK Economy
"I thank hon. Members for participating in this debate. I have often said that this industry affects us nationally, but equally importantly it affects us at the local level. As individual constituency MPs, we all know that the food and drink sector has an impact in virtually every constituency up …..."John Stevenson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jun 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" What steps he is taking to help ensure the competitiveness of the food and drink manufacturing sector.
As the Minister knows, the food and drinks manufacturing sector is the largest in this country, employing more than 400,000 people directly. It is a major innovator and exporter. My concern is …..."John Stevenson - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 10th September 2020
Asked by:
John Stevenson (Conservative - Carlisle)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in his Department's human resources section in April 2020.
Answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury
The full-time equivalent number of staff in the department’s Human Resources section as at 30 April 2020 was 257.1
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Mar 2020
Flooding
"Although we must not be complacent, does my hon. Friend recognise that in some parts of the country there have been successes? In the Carlisle area, through the work of the EA, the councils and the voluntary sector, and the success of the defences, we managed to avoided being flooded …..."John Stevenson - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 24 Oct 2019
Plastic Food and Drink Packaging
"As my hon. Friend will know, the food and drinks manufacturing sector is the largest manufacturing sector in our country. It is very innovative, it is a big employer and exporter, and it clearly has a major role to play in the reduction of the use of plastics. Does he …..."John Stevenson - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 22nd March 2018
Asked by:
John Stevenson (Conservative - Carlisle)
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 potential effect of divergence from EU food and drink regulations on continued frictionless trade with the 27 countries of the EU.
Answered by George Eustice
The Government is undertaking a wide range of analysis looking at the implications of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Our programme of analysis is constantly developing and evolving, and includes all areas of the UK economy and input from a wide range of sectors.
It will always be for the Parliament of the day to decide which rules are adopted in the UK. The Parliament of the day may potentially decide to diverge from EU law. Where this occurs it will be in the knowledge that there may be consequences for market access in both directions.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Oct 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"There is a lot of discussion about the farming and agricultural sector but, as the Minister will know, the Department is also responsible for food and drink manufacturing, which is the largest manufacturing sector and also a very large employer. Will he assure me that that sector will not be …..."John Stevenson - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 25th April 2017
Asked by:
John Stevenson (Conservative - Carlisle)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to increase exports of British food and drink products.
Answered by George Eustice
Increasing exports is a top priority for this Government. In October 2016, Defra and the Department for International Trade launched the joint Government and industry ‘UK Food and Drink International Action Plan 2016-2020’ at SIAL in Paris. This details how Government and industry will work in partnership to promote UK food and drink overseas, break down trade barriers and open up new international markets.