Jam and Similar Products (England) Regulations 2003 Debate

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Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Jam and Similar Products (England) Regulations 2003

Albert Owen Excerpts
Wednesday 30th October 2013

(10 years, 6 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Tessa Munt Portrait Tessa Munt
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I could not agree more. I do not agree with the idea that the new proposals will encourage exports; we will end up exporting, and importing, more gloop, as opposed to having something that we all know well—British jam, jelly, marmalade, curds and mincemeat are completely classic British products. If we want to export them, we need to help people to do so, but we need to keep the quality and the standard of what we see on the British breakfast table.

As I was about to say, the Minister seems to have found himself in a sticky situation, or in a bit of a jam. Jam today, please, but I would like to see jam tomorrow as well.

Albert Owen Portrait Albert Owen (in the Chair)
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I call the Minister to entertain us by spreading the DEFRA word.