HC Deb 19 December 2002 vol 396 c931W
30. Mr. Wiggin

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to promote British-produced food. [86797]

Alun Michael

Defra promotes the export of British produced food through sponsorship of and grant in aid to Food from Britain, which also assists with the marketing of regional speciality foods. As part of the Strategy on Sustainable Farming and Food, published recently, we will be introducing a new structure and additional support for regional food initiatives.