Cross Party Group Details

Cross Party Group Title:

School Food

Group membership and office holders

Name of Group Chair:

Jenny Rathbone MS

Names of other Members of the Senedd:

· Cefin Campbell MS

· Luke Fletcher MS

· Peter Fox MS

· Heledd Fychan MS

· Laura Anne Jones MS

· Carolyn Thomas MS

· Sioned Williams MS

Name of Secretary and Organisation:

Andrew Tuddenham – Soil Association Cymru (CLA)

Names of other external membersand organisations represented:

Karen Coombs, Welsh Government

Ella Davidoff, Welsh Government

Michael Maragakis, Welsh Government

Matthew Thomas, Welsh Government

Jason Rawbone, Welsh Government

Gemma Roche-Clarke, Welsh Government

Alex Cook, Carmarthenshire County Council

Christopher Pugh, Carmarthenshire County Council

Gareth Ayers, Carmarthenshire County Council

Yvonne Cole, Carmarthenshire County Council

Judith Gregory, Cardiff Council

Ian Evans, Caerphilly County Council

Rhys James, Caerphilly County Council

Jen Griffiths, Flintshire County Council

Huw Griffiths Gwynedd Council

Caroline Campbell, Gwynedd Council

Marianne Elliot, Monmouthshire County Council;

Gareth Thomas, Wales Local Government Association

Caramai Lewis, Wales Local Government Association

Niki Keagan, Can Cook

Robbie Davies, Can Cook

Becca Jablonski, Cardiff University

Edward Morgan, Castell Howell Foods

Matt Lewis, Castell Howell Foods

Mark Lawton, Harlech Foods

Fran Thomas, Holdsworth Foods

Proff Kevin Morgan, Cardiff University

Simon Wright, University of Wales Trinity St. Davids

Libby Davies, Farmers Union of Wales

Katie Palmer, Food Sense Wales

Pearl Costello, Food Sense Wales

Holly Tomlinson, Landworkers Alliance

Hannah Woodhall, RSPB Cymru

Hannah Caswell, Soil Association

Shea Buckland-Jones, WWF Cymru

Ruth Lawrence, WWF Cymru

Tessa Marshall, WWF Cymru

Clare Sain-Ley-Berry, Cynnal Cymru

Sarah Hopkins, Cynnal Cymru

Will Rahman-Daultrey, Size of Wales

Other meetings of the Group since the last AGM

Meeting 1

Date ofMeeting:

14thFebruary 2023

Attendees:

Jenny Rathbone MS, Cardiff Central; Peter Fox MS, Monmouthshire; Luke Fletcher MS, S. Wales West; Heledd Fychan MS, South Wales Central, Robbie Davison, Can Cook/Well Fed; Jen Griffiths Flintshire CC; Rhys James, Caerphilly CC;; Professor Simon Wright, Univ TSD and restaurant owner; Pearl Costello, Food Cardiff/Food Sense Wales; Professor Kevin Morgan & Becca Jablonski, Cardiff University;  Judith Gregory, Cardiff Education Catering;  , Libby Davies, Farmers’ Union of Wales; Andrew Tuddenham, Soil Association Cymru; Gareth Thomas, Cara Mai Lewis WLGA; Edward Morgan, Castell Howell Foods; Mark Lawton & David Roberts, Harlech Foods; Steve Jones & Rob Lawton, Newydd Catering; Holly Tomlinson, Landworkers Alliance; Shea Buckland-Jones, Ruth Lawrence and Tessa Marshall, WWF Cymru;  Gemma Roche-Clarke, Heledd Daniel, Welsh Government; Suan John, Office of Cefin Campbell MS; Alex Sims, Office of Jenny Rathbone MS; Charlotte Knight, Office of Jayne Bryant MS.

Summary of the issuesdiscussed:

Robbie Davison (RJ), Director of the social enterprise Can Cook presented the Well Fed social partnership, involving Can Cook, Flintshire CC and Clwyd Alyn Housing Association. 

Meeting 2

Date ofMeeting:

20^th September 2023

Attendees:

Jenny Rathbone MS, Cardiff Central; Peter Fox MS, Monmouth; Sian Gwenllian MS, Arfon; Marc Tierney, Office Manager for Eluned Morgan MS,  Marianne Fisher, Monmouthshire County Council; Rhys James, Caerphilly CC; Judith Gregory, Cardiff Council;  Andrew Tuddenham, Soil Association Cymru; Gareth Thomas, WLGA; Edward Morgan, Castell Howell Foods; Alex Cook, Christopher Pugh, Carmarthenshire County Council; Caroline Campbell, Gwynedd Council; Becky Green, (guest); Mark Lawton, Harlech Foods; Holly Tomlinson, Landworkers Alliance; Katie Palmer, Food Sense Wales; Niki Keagan, Can Cook; Gemma Roche-Clarke, Matthew Thomas, Karen Coombs, Welsh Government;

Summaryof the issues discussed:

Marianne Fisher, Sustainable Food Projects Manager, Monmouthshire County Council (MCC) presented how MCC are scaling up the supply of healthy school food, locally sourced and cooked from scratch in 39 school kitchens catering for 40 primary schools, and some of the constraints experienced.

Meeting 3

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Professional lobbyists, voluntaryorganisations and charities the Group have met during the previous year.

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Name of Organisation:

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Annual Financial Statement

Cross Party Group Title:

School Food

Date:

15/12/23

Name of Chair:

Jenny Rathbone MS

Name of Secretary and Organisation:

Andrew Tuddenham / Soil Association Cymru

Title	Description	Amount
Group’s Expenses	None	£0.00
Costs of all goods	No goods bought	£0.00
Benefits received by the group or individuals members from external bodies	No benefits received.	£0.00
Any financial support or other support.	No financial support was received.	£0.00
Total		£0.00

Services provided to the Group,such as hospitality.

All hospitality paid for [includethe name of the group/organisation].

Date	Name and description of provider	Costs
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Total		£0.00