All Government policy articles
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NewsBusinesses claim £31.3bn of government-backed emergency coronavirus funding
Lenders have approved over £31.3bn in funding through government-backed coronavirus schemes, according to new figures from the Treasury
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Analysis & Features
Why won’t the government legislate for food standards?
First the Agriculture Bill dodged the question. Now the Trade Bill is silent on the matter
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News
Coronavirus: rent code of practice to be introduced for landlords and retailers
The new code is being developed with industry bodies on either side of the talks and would give “clarity and reassurance t…
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Campaigners urge unhealthy food tax as part of new obesity measures
Government plans including new targets on salt and calories have been put on hold during the crisis
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Immigration Bill ‘insulting to Britain’s food heroes’ says British Poultry Council
The BPC hit out at the Bill for continuing to label those now seen as ‘key workers in food… as low-skilled
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Comment & Opinion
We urgently need a strategy on hunger that binds food industry and government
FDF CEO Ian Wright has called for a minister for hunger. Whatever the government chooses, a strategy is badly needed
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Industry urges government to appoint ‘minister for hunger’
FDF chief executive Ian Wright said there was as lack of ownership in government of the hunger issue
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Unitas Wholesale calls for more government support for wholesalers
Goldney has criticised the government for failing to acknowledge the ‘very real difference’ between lending and giving
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Comment & Opinion
Pubs must overcome a series of hurdles before serving up post-lockdown pints
The government’s dream of ‘continental-style’ drinking will need practical support to become a reality
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News
Defra set to secure exemption for food workers from UK quarantine measures
The FDF joined other sectors in warning a quarantine on often foreign maintenance staff could bring factories grinding to a halt
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Analysis & Features
What do lockdown easing measures mean for the food & drink industry?
Plans threaten disruption and other challenges for food and drink, but the sector may also offer a blueprint for other businesses to return to work
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Comment & Opinion
Agriculture Bill vote could further dent Tories’ relationship with UK food and farming
Senior Conservatives have expressed dismay about the direction of government policy
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Fears Agriculture Bill is prioritising US deal
The government won a vote against amendments that would require food imports to abide by the same standards as British production
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Comment & Opinion
The government must take a stand on food security – or the US will do it for us
Domestic production is a prominent strand of the food security debate, with the coronavirus pandemic raising urgent questions on the resilience of our food supply chains
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Food redistribution charities to get £16m share of government coronavirus funding
The money will be used to buy food direct from supermarkets and other food suppliers to provide millions of meals over the next 12 weeks
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Analysis & Features
Food and drink industry players react to Boris Johnson’s lockdown easing announcement
The PM urged manufacturing staff who had stayed at home to return to work from today, though to avoid pubic transport if possible
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News
Agriculture Bill should reflect coronavirus challenges: NFU
NFU President Minette Batters said the Bill should include greater scope to look at the issue of food security more frequently
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High streets to benefit from new £6m government fund for coronavirus support
The money is for local projects to help high streets ‘through the uncertainty’ of the pandemic…
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Analysis & Features
Feeding the vulnerable: why has a government plan taken so long?
Supermarkets and ministers have been at odds over online grocery’s ability to cope with the millions in self-isolation
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Comment & Opinion
By tying landlords’ hands, the government has stored up a crisis for retail
The government should look closely at a ‘furloughed space grant scheme’
