That this House notes that the UK throws away 15 million tonnes of food and drink every year and that half of this food and drink could have been consumed; further notes that if people stop wasting edible food, the environmental benefit would be the equivalent of taking one in four cars off the road; therefore calls on the Government to introduce legislation to ban supermarkets from throwing away food approaching its best-before dates and instead make it available to charities and food banks; and finally notes that such legislation has been successfully introduced in France and would have significant social and environmental benefits.
The Early day motion has received
an amendment
sponsored by
Margaret Ferrier
(primary, Scottish National Party) and tabled on Tuesday, 2 June 2015.
It has been signed by
30 Members in total.
Amendment
1
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SUPERMARKET DISPOSAL OF EDIBLE FOOD
(66A1)
after 'banks;', insert 'calls on the Government to engage with the Scottish Government on issues of food waste;'.
The Early day motion has received
a
second amendment sponsored by
Caroline Lucas
(primary, Green Party) and tabled on Wednesday, 3 June 2015.
It has been signed by
3 Members in total.
Amendment
2
-
SUPERMARKET DISPOSAL OF EDIBLE FOOD
(66A2)
at end add 'and furthermore would enjoy widespread public support in Britain, as demonstrated by the petition started by Lizzie Swarf from Brighton, which secured over 165,000 signatures in its first 10 days, notwithstanding the need for Government urgently to develop and implement a cross-departmental strategy to reduce food waste and support food redistribution further up the supply chain too.’.