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Lisa Cameron
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(9 years, 1 month ago)
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Elizabeth Truss
Earlier this year, we announced that she will have fining powers, which is giving her the teeth she needs. We have also announced a working group looking at contracts, through AHDB Dairy, which will talk about how we share risk better along the supply chain so that it is not just farmers who are facing the consequences of low prices in the global markets.
Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (SNP)
16 . Will the Minister support calls from the Scottish Government for retailers and food services to buy, and therefore support, local dairy produce?
Elizabeth Truss
We are working on that with the supermarkets, and I recently met my Scottish counterpart to discuss it. It is an important issue. It is also important that the public sector shows leadership so that we show where we source from and give transparency to new contracts that come up in order that local farmers can bid to supply these public sector contracts.