Bill · started in the Commons
Public Bodies (Sustainable Food) Bill
A Bill to make provision for the creation of a Code regarding the procurement of sustainable food by public bodies; for the review and development of the Code; for the regulatory enforcement of the Code by public bodies; and for connected purposes.
In progress
Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)
The story so farThe Public Bodies (Sustainable Food) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 30 June 2010 by Joan Walley (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
What the bill does
The Bill would create a duty on the Secretary of State to prepare a Code for Sustainable Food to promote the procurement of healthy and sustainable food by public bodies. This Code could be made compulsory if uptake was not sufficiently extensive.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 30 Jun 2010
- 2nd reading Commons Current
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 1 May 2012.