Tag Archives: Victoria Prentis

The Government must provide more funds for FareShare

Posted on June 30, 2022 by ianchisnall

Last Thursday in the House of Commons Jessica Morden who is the Labour MP for Newport East in South Wales raised a very significant question to the Government as part of several questions under the theme of Food Security. The … Continue reading →

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Is a QR code solution realistic Huw?

Posted on January 29, 2022 by ianchisnall

On Thursday Huw Merriman MP for Battle and Bexhill took part in a Food Labelling conversation in the House of Commons with Victoria Prentis who is the Government Minister of State for Farming, Fisheries and Food and the MP for … Continue reading →

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How can we get some more signatures?

Posted on October 17, 2021 by ianchisnall

So this is the latest partial map from a petition which I set out at the end of June and so far it has received 2,635 signatures. It has benefited support from most of the UK constituencies but there are … Continue reading →

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Two vital groups of MPs focused on food waste

Posted on August 31, 2021 by ianchisnall

Ten weeks ago I came across a publication from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee (EFRA) that had called on the Government to fund charities like FareShare. My personal involvement was in the setting up of Sussex FareShare … Continue reading →

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Victoria Prentis and MPs must reverse the Government

Posted on June 22, 2021 by ianchisnall

Back on the 7th April this year the Parliamentary Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee published its Seventh Report under the title of Covid-19 and the issues of security in food supply. The report can be obtained from here. One … Continue reading →

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UK needs better Governance for Agriculture and Fishery

Posted on October 14, 2020 by ianchisnall

Over the last two days in Parliament there have been some debates and votes on several amendments and clauses for two bills that the Government has already set out as their preferred laws for our nation. These bills are the … Continue reading →

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Positive words to small businesses from the Government

Posted on July 2, 2020 by ianchisnall

The following are some very recent words that various Ministers have stated in response to their colleagues but relating to companies that are small or SME or that are not Multinational. The challenge as always is for these very nice … Continue reading →

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It is encouraging to hear Victoria Prentis MP promoting Fareshare

Posted on April 24, 2020 by ianchisnall

Although it is some time since I was personally involved in FareShare Sussex I am proud that the scheme which I helped set up in Brighton and Hove, now serves a huge number of charities throughout Sussex and into Surrey. … Continue reading →

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Our demand for HS2 is clear and unquestionable

Posted on May 1, 2019 by ianchisnall

Nusrat Ghani MP spoke on Monday in the House of Commons “I am indeed the Minister responsible for this project[HS2]. Not only is the project this Government’s policy, but it was in the Conservative party’s manifesto as well as in … Continue reading →

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