Food Miles
EDM number 148 in 2007-08, proposed by James Paice on 07/11/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Aviation, Environmental protection, Food and Roads.
That this House notes with concern that carbon dioxide emissions from food transport for UK consumption increased by five per cent. last year; further notes that imports by air increased by 31 per cent. in 2006, equivalent to 65,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide; believes that the British farming industry and British consumers can play a key role in reducing food miles; calls on the Government to facilitate this by introducing country of origin food labelling; and urges public bodies to do everything they can within EU rules to source food for schools, hospitals and other public institutions locally.
This motion has been signed by a total of 51 MPs.
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