Farmers Weekly's Local Food is Miles Better Campaign

The motion

That the Parliament supports the Farmers Weekly’s Local Food is Miles Better campaign; believes that buying locally grown food is an excellent way for consumers to reconnect with farmers and develop a better understanding of where their food comes from; recognises that producing and buying food locally from farmers’ markets and farm shops can help the environment, boost the local economy and restore trust in food production; further recognises that locally produced food is likely to be fresher, healthier and have higher vitamin levels, and considers that all food retail outlets, in Ayrshire and throughout Scotland, should promote, label and stock more locally produced food to cut food miles and carbon emissions in order to protect our environment and support our farmers.


No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Con 14 SNP 8 Green 6 Lab 4 LD 4 SSP 2 Ind 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2M-04590 by reference.