Cross Party Group on Food

The Cross Party Group on Food in the Scottish Parliament has, according to its website, the following purpose

"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 Scotland. 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."

Members

MSPs

John Scott Lewis Macdonald Patrick Harvie Jim Hume Rob Gibson Robin Harper Rhona Brankin Richard Baker Christine Grahame

The group also has non MSPs members

Non-MSP Individuals

Dr Charles Bestwick Martin Meteyard Consultant Jan Polley Consultant Jennifer Bryson Consultant Michael Veitch (Scottish Conservatives researcher)

Organisations

Laurent Vernet, QMS Fiona Bird, Stirrin Stuff Wendy Barrie, Scottish Food Guide Flora McLean, SFDF Mary Lawton, SCC Pam Rodway, Food for Life Steven Birrell, SFDF Anne Colquhoun, Uni Abertay Julia Clarke, Which Allan Hogarth, AH Strategies Ltd Arthur Rayner, SAMB Osbert Lancaster, CHE Susan Pryde, FSA James Graham, SAOS Rupert Pigot, SAOS Douglas Scott, SFMTA David Lamb, SAC Jamie Pitcairn, Envirowise Bill Crosson, IFST Julie Hesketh-Laird, SWA Bob Stubbs, HIE Kelvin Thomson, Improve Kate Barlow, NHS Health Scotland Helen Pank, FCFCG Diane Alderdice, FVFL Fiona Moriarty, SRC Fiona Bisset, SEHD Martin Hunt, Tartan Silk Robin Gourlay, East Ayrshire Council Jim Mullen, Larder Bytes John Whitehead, FFB Nicki Holmyard, Seafood Scotland Graeme Findlay, SQA Cathy Higginson, NHS Health Scotland Laurence Gruer, NHS Health Scotland John Palfreyman, Uni Abertay Anna Whyte, FSA Ian Shankland, North Lanarkshire Food Coop Shivani Reddy, SDC David Melvin, Glasgow City Council Nicola Chalmers Smith, Scot Countryside Alliance Ed Trust Libby Woodhatch, Seafood Scotland Sylvia Halkerston, Macphie of Glenbervie Martyn Evans, SCC Bill Gray, CFHS Heather Jones, Scot Exec Elaine McGregor, Scot Exec Hugh Raven, Soil Assn Heather Jones, Scot Exec David Whitehouse, SFQC Peter Brown, SFQC Dave Cook, Scot Exec Iain Moore, Scot Exec Jon Harman, Seafish Kirsty MacColl, Forward Scotland Jenny Hogan, Forward Scotland Claire Brown, HLA Graham Walker, REHIS Sarah Anderson, NFUS Graeme Millar, FSA Douglas Watson, SAOS Ulrike Buchan, Mcgrigors Donald Reid, Slow Food Maggie McGinlay, Scottish Enterprise Janet Mcvea, Scot Executive Kay Barton, Scot Exec Gillian Barclay, Scot Exec

Contact

John Scott MSP Room M2.08 The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP

Tel: 0131 348 5664