Scotland's Food Future
- Submitted by: Alison Johnstone, Lothian, Scottish Green Party.
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2016
- Motion reference: S4M-15826
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 17 March 2016
That the Parliament believes that everyone in Scotland should have financial and geographical access to nutritious food both as a right and with dignity; welcomes the work of the Scottish Food Coalition and its report, PLENTY: Food, Farming and Health in a New Scotland; applauds efforts to strengthen community-based food networks and end food poverty, and commends the work of Granton Community Gardens, Edinburgh Community Food, Broomhouse Health Strategy Group, Pilton Health Project, Leith Community Crops in Pots, Edinburgh Food Belt, Nourish, the Cyrenians and groups providing emergency food relief to people across the Lothians.
Supported by:
Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker, Jayne Baxter, Sarah Boyack, Roderick Campbell, Malcolm Chisholm, Graeme Dey, Nigel Don, Patricia Ferguson, John Finnie, Patrick Harvie, Ken Macintosh, Hanzala Malik, Mark McDonald, Anne McTaggart, Dennis Robertson, Kevin Stewart, Jean Urquhart, John Wilson