Food and Farming: Supply Issues

Lord Ashton of Hyde Excerpts
Thursday 20th January 2022

(2 years, 2 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Benyon Portrait Lord Benyon (Con)
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The best pressure on supermarkets does not necessarily come from finger-wagging of the Government or measures from Ministers but from the customer. We must encourage people to shop locally; for example, if they are concerned about the effects of their diet on climate change, eating grass-fed, locally produced meat means they are probably doing more to help the environment than when buying products that have been brought from the other side of the world, under circumstances that are much below our standards in this country.

Lord Ashton of Hyde Portrait The Deputy Speaker (Lord Ashton of Hyde) (Con)
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My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Jones of Cheltenham, wishes to speak virtually. I think this would be a convenient moment to hear from him.

Lord Jones of Cheltenham Portrait Lord Jones of Cheltenham (LD) [V]
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My Lords, how do the new trade deals with Australia and New Zealand help with the aims of maintaining Britain’s food production self-sufficiency level at 60% and creating an environment for farm and food businesses to thrive and compete in the coming years?