Evidence is published online at: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/408/food-poverty-health-and-environment-committee/
It is available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074). Evidence received by the Committee is listed below in chronological order of oral evidence session and in alphabetical order. Those witnesses marked with ** gave both oral evidence and written evidence. Those marked with * gave oral evidence and did not submit any written evidence. All other witnesses submitted written evidence only.
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Anna Taylor, Executive Director, The Food Foundation |
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Professor Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, City University of London |
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Professor Tim Key, Professor of Epidemiology & Deputy Director, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health |
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Dr Christina Vogel, Principal Research Fellow in Public Health Nutrition at the University of Southampton |
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George Butterworth, Senior Policy Manager at Cancer Research UK |
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Jenny Oldroyd, Deputy Director Obesity, Food and Nutrition, Department of Health and Social Care |
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Julia Gault, Deputy Director Labour Market, Families & Disadvantage, Department for Work and Pensions |
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Sarah Lewis, Director System Leadership and Strategy (Early years and schools) Department for Education |
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Alison Ismail, Acting Director for Agri-Food Chain Directorate, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Helen Barnard, Deputy Director of Policy and Partnerships, Joseph Rowntree Foundation |
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Garry Lemon, Director of Policy, External Affairs and Research, The Trussell Trust |
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Alison Garnham, Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) |
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Professor Greta Defeyter, Professor of Psychology at University of Northumbria |
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Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General-Secretary of the National Education Union |
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Alysa Remtulla, Head of Policy and Campaigns, Magic Breakfast |
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Tom Andrews, Programme Manager, Sustainable Food Cities |
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Steve Butterworth, CEO, Neighbourly |
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Alex Holt, Programme Lead, Food Active |
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Nicky Dennison, Public Health Specialist, Blackpool City Council |
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Dr Katie Cuming, Public Health Consultant, Brighton and Hove City Council |
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Shirley Cramer, Chief Executive, Royal Society for Public Health |
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Dr Louise Marshall, Senior Public Health Fellow, Health Foundation |
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Professor Susan Jebb, Professor of diet and population health, University of Oxford |
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Susan Lloyd, Executive Lead for Policy at the Faculty of Public Health |
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Mhairi Brown, Policy and Public Affairs Coordinator, Consensus Action on Salt, Sugar and Health |
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Dr Hilda Mulrooney, Associate Professor in Nutrition, Obesity Group of the British Dietetic Association |
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Kate Halliwell, Head of Diet and Health Policy, Food and Drink Federation |
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Dr Tara Garnett, Food Climate Research Network Leader, University of Oxford |
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Professor Andrew Balmford, Professor of Conservation Science, University of Cambridge |
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Dr Adrian Morley, Manchester Metropolitan University |
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Kath Dalmeny, Chief Executive of Sustain |
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Professor Sir Charles Godfray, Director of Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food |
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Professor Tim Benton, Director, Energy, Environment and Resources Programme, Chatham House |
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Philip Hambling, Head of Food and Farming Policy, National Farmers’ Union |
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Rob Percival, Head of Policy (food and health), Soil Association |
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Judith Batchelar OBE, Director of Sainsbury’s Brand, Sainsbury’s |
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Andrew Opie, Director of Food and Sustainability, British Retail Consortium |
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Henry Dimbleby, National Food Strategy Review Lead |
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Mark Laurie, Director at Nationwide Caterers Association |
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David Morris, Deputy Head of Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Strategy at Welsh Government |
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George Burgess, Head of Food and Drink at Scottish Government |
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Donald Macaskill, Chief Executive at Scottish Care, Scottish Food Coalition |
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Jo Churchill MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care) at the Department of Health and Social Care |
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Will Quince MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the Department for Work and Pensions |
A Menu for Change |
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Tom Andrews, Programme Manager, Sustainable Food Cities |
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Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) |
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Professor Andrew Balmford, University of Cambridge |
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Helen Barnard, Deputy Director of Policy and Partnerships, Joseph Rowntree Foundation (QQ 30–36) |
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Bags of Taste Limited |
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Judith Batchelar OBE, Director of Sainsbury’s Brand, Sainsbury’s (QQ 94–99) |
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Dr Dave Beck, The University of Salford |
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Professor Tim Benton, Director, Energy, Environment and Resources Programme, Chatham House |
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Birmingham Food Council CIC |
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Dr. Megan Blake |
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Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General-Secretary of the National Education Union |
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Dr Mhairi Bowe, Dr Juliet Wakefield, and Nottingham Civic Exchange (QQ 67–73) |
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Anthony Bown |
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Miss Hannah Bown |
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Hannah French, Bristol City Council |
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British Growers Association |
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Mhairi Brown, Policy and Public Affairs Coordinator, Consensus Action on Salt, Sugar and Health |
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George Burgess, Head of Food and Drink at Scottish Government |
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George Butterworth, Senior Policy Manager at Cancer Research UK |
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Steve Butterworth, CEO, Neighbourly |
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Dr Koldo Casla, Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University |
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Central England Co-operative |
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Centre for Diet and Activity Research |
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Church Action on Poverty, Food Foundation, Nourish Scotland, Oxfam and Sustain: the alliance for food and farming |
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Jo Churchill MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care) at the Department of Health and Social Care (QQ 119–130) |
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Mrs Wilfrid Crawford |
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City Harvest |
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Dr Frances Cossar (co-authored with Prof. Dominic Moran, Prof. Mark Rounsevell, Dr Peter Alexander, and Dr Roslyn Henry), University of Edinburgh |
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Shirley Cramer, Royal Society for Public Health |
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The Crop Protection Association UK Ltd. |
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Dr Katie Cuming, Public Health Consultant, Brighton and Hove City Council |
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Exeter Foodbank |
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Kath Dalmeny, Chief Executive of Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food and Farming (QQ 80–87) |
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Professor Greta Defeyter, Professor of Psychology at University of Northumbria |
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Nicky Dennison, Public Health Specialist, Blackpool City Council (QQ 53–60) |
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Department for Education |
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Department of Health and Social Care |
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Department for Work and Pensions |
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Henry Dimbleby, National Food Strategy Review Lead |
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Professor Louise Dye, University of Leeds, Cross Faculty Food Theme |
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Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons |
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FareShare |
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Fareshare Yorkshire |
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Feedtest |
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Helen Crawley and Victoria Sibson, First Steps Nutrition Trust |
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Food Ethics Council |
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The Food Foundation, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems (SHEFS) |
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Foodshare Maidenhead |
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Foodwise Leeds |
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Dr Sinéad Furey |
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Alison Garnham, Chief Executive Child Poverty Action Group (QQ 30–36) |
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Dr Tara Garnett, Food Climate Research Network Leader, University of Oxford |
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Dr Kayleigh Garthwaite |
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Julia Gault, Deputy Director Labour Market, Families & Disadvantage, Department for Work and Pensions (QQ 17–29) |
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Professor Sir Charles Godfray, Director of Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food |
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Greater Manchester Poverty Action |
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Royal Borough of Greenwich Council, Corporate Services |
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Kate Halliwell, Head of Diet and Health Policy, Food and Drink Federation (QQ 67–73) |
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Philip Hambling, Head of Food and Farming Policy, National Farmers’ Union |
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John Harding |
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Professor Dominic Harrison, Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Blackburn with Darwen Council and Emma Savage, Specialty Registrar in Public Health |
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Health Action Campaign |
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Kevin Higgins, Advice NI |
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Hinckley Area Foodbank |
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HM Government |
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Alex Holt, Programme Lead, Food Active |
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Valerie Hutson |
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Alison Ismail, Acting Director for Agri-Food Chain Directorate, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (QQ 17–29) |
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Ian. E. Ivory |
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Professor Susan Jebb, Professor of diet and population health, University of Oxford |
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Professor Tim Key, Professor of Epidemiology & Deputy Director, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health |
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LACA |
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Labour Hunger Campaign |
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Lady Iveta Kurpniece |
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Dr Hannah Lambie-Mumford, Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Relations at University of Sheffield |
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Professor Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, City University of London |
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Mark Laurie, Director at Nationwide Caterers Association |
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Leeds City Council |
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Leeds Community Foundation |
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Leeds Food Aid Network |
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Garry Lemon, Director of Policy, External Affairs and Research, The Trussell Trust |
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Sarah Lewis, Director System Leadership and Strategy (Early years and schools) Department for Education (QQ 17–29) |
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Susan Lloyd, Executive Lead for Policy at the Faculty of Public Health |
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Dr Rachel Loopstra and Dr Aaron Reeves |
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Martin Lovegrove |
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Dr Nadina Luca |
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Donald Macaskill, Chief Executive at Scottish Care, Scottish Food Coalition |
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Dr Louise Marshall, Senior Public Health Fellow, Health Foundation |
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Professor Jon May, Dr Andrew Williams, Professor Paul Cloke, Dr Liev Cherry |
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Dr Adrian Morley, Manchester Metropolitan University |
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David Morris, Deputy Head of Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Strategy at Welsh Government (QQ 112–118) |
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Dr Hilda Mulrooney, Associate Professor in Nutrition, Obesity Group of the British Dietetic Association (QQ 67–73) |
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Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN) |
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Nestlé UK&I |
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Nourish Scotland |
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Nuffield Council on Bioethics |
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Jenny Oldroyd, Deputy Director Obesity, Food and Nutrition, Department of Health and Social Care (QQ 17–29) |
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Jamie Oliver |
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) |
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Andrew Opie, Director of Food and Sustainability, British Retail Consortium |
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Dr Ruth Patrick, University of York, Department of Social Policy and Social Work |
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People First Keighley & Craven |
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Rob Percival, Head of Policy (food and health), Soil Association (QQ 88–93) |
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Dr Clare Pettinger assisted by members of the Food Plymouth partnership |
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Project 17 |
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Will Quince MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the Department for Work and Pensions |
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Alysa Remtulla, Head of Policy and Campaigns, Magic Breakfast (QQ 37–45) |
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Doctor Christian Reynolds |
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Dr Manu Savani |
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Dr Rebecca Sandover |
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The Institute of Developmental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit and the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust |
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South Wales Food Poverty Alliance (SWFPA) |
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Cllr Evelyn Akoto, Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Public Health, Southwark Council |
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Susan Hedley |
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Sustainable Food Trust |
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Professor Isabelle Szmigin, University of Birmingham |
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Anna Taylor, Executive Director, The Food Foundation (QQ 1–8) |
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Transition Town Wirksworth |
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Elif Emma True |
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Laura Holland, Venner Finland |
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Visformatics |
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Dr Christina Vogel, Principal Research Fellow in Public Health Nutrition at the University of Southampton |
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Martin Yarnit, Churchill Fellow |
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UK Research and Innovation |
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University of York, IKnowFood Programme |