Minister Praises Congleton Constituency Initiatives in Food Debate
In a debate in the House of Commons yesterday on Food Prices and Food Poverty the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Richard Benyon, praised several local initiatives, highlighted by Fiona Bruce MP, promoting local produce saying
“My honourable Friend the member for Congleton, Fiona Bruce, spoke about local and home grown food. I pay tribute to what is happening in her constituency.”
The full text of Fiona Bruce’s speech is available at http://fionabruce.mp/speeches/index.php?id=6938413353112470096 in which she highlights the need to extend skills and land available for home grown and community grown produce and praised several local projects doing this in light of the statement by the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government that by 2030 we will need to produce 50% more food.
