Early day motion · EDM 815 · 5 Jan 2022
Winner of the Slow Food Person of the Year Award 2021 and BBC's Food Innovation Award 2021
Tabled by Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat)
6 signatures
The motion
That this House congratulates Andrew Whitely on being named UK Person of the Year in the Slow Food Awards 2021; further congratulates Scotland the Bread on winning the BBC’s Food Innovation Award 2021 for their Flour to the People project; commends the work by producers and farmers in supplying food stuffs during the pandemic; notes the importance of access to nutritious local food products; and notes the value of organic and traditional food production to biodiversity, nutrition, local employment, artisanal skills, community empowerment, social justice, and flavour.
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