"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for drawing attention to the importance of families being able to afford healthy food—all the more important given the rising cost of living. In relation to Healthy Start, she will know that take-up of these essential vouchers that provide fresh fruit and veg, …..." Kate Green - View Speech
"In that regard, my hon. Friend will be pleased to know that Healthy Start does support the provision of plant-based meals...." Kate Green - View Speech
"I apologise to the Committee for displaying my ignorance, but I am interested in the Minister’s comments about the potential ancestry of genes’ genetic material, which would then have been removed by the end of process. Does that happen in nature?..." Kate Green - View Speech
"Is the Minister therefore saying that it is not possible to determine whether the way in which genetic material may have moved in and out will replicate what could have happened in nature, but only that the outcome will replicate what could have happened in nature?..." Kate Green - View Speech
"I have listened to the Minister and to the scientific explanation of the hon. Member for South Ribble—which was much appreciated. Does my hon. Friend agree that that transparency should extend, from the public perspective, not just to the end product, as it were, but to what will have happened …..." Kate Green - View Speech
"Q Good morning, Professor May. To return to the discussion that we were having a few moments ago about information for the consumer, to what extent does the Food Standards Agency have a role in providing general public information and education? If that is not the role of the …..." Kate Green - View Speech
"Q To what extent would it be your responsibility to intervene in the event of misinformation? We are particularly concerned now about online misinformation.
Professor May: That depends very much on the type of misinformation. Local authorities usually enforce in that area. When a product is not what it …..." Kate Green - View Speech
"Social distributors of surplus food such as The Bread and Butter Thing and suppliers to food banks such as Klyne & Klyne, both located in my constituency, report interruptions to the supply chain and difficulties in redistributing white-labelled foods. Can the Secretary of State say what discussions he is having …..." Kate Green - View Speech
"I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. I too represent a number of chemical companies in my constituency. He is right to draw attention to the administrative benefits of remaining associated with the REACH regime, but also to the cost implications. Companies based in my constituency make the …..." Kate Green - View Speech