All-Party Parliamentary Group for Food and Drink
Thank you for visiting the website for the APPG for Food and Drink
Manufacturing.
Whilst Parliament is dissolved for the General Election, there are no Members
of
Parliament and
therefore this group has no status as an All-Party Parliamentary Group. The
group plans to
reconvene following the Election, and will be re-established after 8 June.
For further enquiries please contact FDF - the secretariat for the group – on parliament@fdf.org.uk
Food and drink manufacturing is the UK's largest manufacturing sector, and makes
a significant contribution to the British economy. Not only does it add almost
as much to the economy as the automotive and aerospace sectors combined, but
also
employs 400,000 people, and generates more than £12 billion in exports, funds
billions in research, development and innovation.
The group's broad remit is to consider the issues that affect the food and drink
manufacturing industry and raise awareness of these in Parliament.
In doing this we hope to:
- provide a forum for debate and dialogue about issues related to food and drink
manufacturing
- ensure Parliamentarians continue to be informed about the issues impacting the
industry, and
- promote the UK food and drink manufacturing sector's interests in Parliament.
More specifically the Group will:
- act as a critical friend to the UK food and drink manufacturing industry by
supporting the important dialogue between Parliamentarians and the industry ,
and
raising issues that APPG members believe industry should address,
- provide a point of reference for Parliamentarians on any aspect food and drink
manufacturing,
- develop productive working relationships with other relevant All-Party
Parliamentary Groups, and
- encourage the Government to take a proportionate, evidence-based and consistent
approach to policy and regulation that impacts the industry.
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Forthcoming APPG Meetings
Check back soon for the APPG's programme of events, meetings and visits for 2017