Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alison McGovern and Elizabeth Truss

Thursday 18th June 2015 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

I completely agree with my hon. Friend that we need to grow more, buy more and sell more British food. We produce fantastic food in this country. At the moment, for example, we are importing two third of our cheese. There is more we can do to encourage investment in the dairy industry and we have a massive opportunity with exports. By 2018, China will be the world’s biggest food importer, and we have just put in place a food and agriculture counsellor in China to promote that fantastic British produce.

[Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab)]

12. What steps he is taking to reduce levels of air pollution in towns and cities.