Food

Purpose of the group

The purpose of the Cross-Party Group on Food is as follows:

• To raise awareness of food issues from production through to consumption in Scotland and their importance to the consumer, the economy, the environment and to the health of the Scottish Population
• To act as a policy forum for discussion and updating on food issues in Scotland
• To contribute to policy development on a range of food issues in Scotland

Forthcoming meetings

Wednesday 20 June at 5.30pm in Committee Room 5.

Next meeting: 18 April 2012

This meeting will be held at 5.30pm in Committee Room 4.

Agendas/Links

• Agenda for Meeting 22 February 2012 (28KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 18 April 2012 (28KB pdf)

Group Officers

• Co-Convener: Jim Hume
• Co-Convener: John Scott
• Co-Convener: Lewis Macdonald
• Co-Convener: Patrick Harvie
• Co-Convener: Rob Gibson

Group Members

• Alex Fergusson
• Christine Grahame
• Elaine Murray
• Margo MacDonald
• Richard Baker

Non MSP Individuals

Angela Heaney
Charlotte Maltin
Christopher Trotter
Donald Reid
Elina Scheers Andersson
Frances Gallagher
Jan Polley
Jeff Sladden
Jim Wildgoose
Jimmy Wilson
Jo Hunt
Maggie Gordon
Martin Meteyard
Michael Veitch
Morag Jardine

Organisations

3 x 1 Publis Relations
Aberdeenshire Council
Advocate for Animals
AEA Technology
Artilus
Asda
Brands to Markets
British Heart Foundation
Carnegie
CLEAR Services
Coeliac UK
Community Food and Health Scotland
Community Food Initiatives North East
Community Retailing Network
Consumer Focus Scotland
COSLA
Countryside Alliance
Dairy UK
Dundee College
East Ayrshire College
Eco Schools
Edinburgh Scientific Services
Elmwood College
Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens
Fife Diet
Food Standards Agency (Scotland)
Footprint Consulting
Forth Environment Link
Forward Scotland
Friends of the Earth
Highland Council
Hudson
Institute of Food Sciences and Technology
Improve LTD
Inside South Network
LANTRA
Larder Bytes
Lanarkshire Community Food and Health Partnership
Lithgows
Loch View House
Macphie of Glenbervie
Martins
McDonalds
McGrigors
Morhamburn
News Direct
NFUS
NHS Grampian
NHS Health Scotland
NHS Lothian
North Ayrshire Council
Nourish
Office of Fair Trading
Pagoda PR (on behalf of Waitrose)
Quality Meat Scotland
Queen Margaret University
REHIS
Robert Gordon University SAOS
School of Thai Kitchen Scotland
Scotch Whisky Association
Scotland Food and Drink
Scottish Agricultural College
Scottish Bakers
Scottish Borders Council
Scottish Crofting Federation
Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Federation of Meat Traders' Association
Scottish Food and Drink Federation
Scottish Food Guide
Scottish Food Quality Certification (SFQC)
Scottish Governement
Scottish Meat Training
Scottish Natural Heritage
Scottish Out of School Care Network
Scottish Qualifications Association
Scottish Retail Consortium
Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition
Seafish
Seafood Scotland
Skills Developement Scotland
Slow Food Fife
Soil Association Scotland
Stirrin' Stuff
Strathearn Solutions
Sustainable Development Commission
Tartan Silk PR
Tesco
The Children's Orchard
Trellis Scotland
University of Aberdeen Rowlett Institute of Nutrition and Health
University of Abertay
Which
William Reid
WLFFC
Word Bird Communications
Zero Waste Scotland