Meetings

P-05-963 Require supermarkets to donate excess food to charity

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Meeting: 12/01/2021 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-963 Require supermarkets to donate excess food to charity

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Minutes:

The Committee reiterated its support for the petition. In light of the fact that the Welsh Government is seeking powers through the UK Environment Bill which would enable it to require that surplus food is redistributed, and the fact that that Bill is currently progressing through the UK Parliament, the Committee agreed there was nothing further it could do on the issue at this time. The Committee closed the petition and thanked the petitioner.


Meeting: 13/10/2020 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 P-05-963 Require supermarkets to donate excess food to charity

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Minutes:

The Committee considered an update on the petition and agreed to:

 

o   write to the committee in the House of Commons responsible for scrutinising the UK Environment Bill to note its support for the relevant provisions being provided to Welsh Ministers; and

o   write to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to urge that additional powers be used, when available, to require supermarkets to donate excess food.

 


Meeting: 23/06/2020 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 P-05-963 Require supermarkets to donate excess food to charity

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write back to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to seek further details about the Welsh Government’s current assessment of its powers in relation to surplus food distribution, and the powers being sought by Welsh Ministers through the UK Environment Bill.