Early Day Motion·EDM 815
Winner of the Slow Food Person of the Year Award 2021 and BBC's Food Innovation Award 2021
5 January 20226 Signatures
Primary sponsor
Wendy Chamberlain
Liberal Democrat — North East Fife
Motion Text
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.