The Associate Parliamentary Food and Health Forum (FHF) is an all-party independent forum for the exchange of views and information on food policy in the UK Parliament. Our objectives are to stimulate well-informed debate as a result of a greater awareness of food policy's significance and to explore and contribute to knowledge, policies and information on food policy, diet and health. The Forum's main work covers the relationship between food, nutrition, health and the implications of these factors in key areas affecting health in the population.
Joint Parliamentary Inquiry: Food Security
The Forum is taking part in a joint Parliamentary inquiry into food security with the Parliamentary Scientific Committee and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Agriculture and Food for Development.
The inquiry is being chaired by our Vice-Chairman, Dr Ian Gibson MP, who is the Chairman of the APPG Agriculture and Food for Development. Other FHF Officers on the inquiry team are: Lord Rea, Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen and Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer.
A public call for evidence has been issued, with a deadline for submissions of 31 March 2009. The inquiry team expects to report later this summer.
Members of the Forum are welcome to attend the inquiry meetings as observers, but places must be reserved because of limited capacity in the Committee Room. Full details can be found on our meeting programme page.
FHF Inquiry into the links between diet and behaviour
The Food and Health Forum held an inquiry during 2007 which considered the links between diet and behaviour. The inquiry report and a press release are now available from the inquiry page.
L to R: Lord Rea, Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
Members of the forum include MPs, Peers, Academics, Food and Health Industry Specialists, Food Research Organisations, Charities and Commercial Food and Health Organisations.
We hold meetings of the forum every four to six weeks whilst parliament is sitting. Reports of the meetings are sent to all members, and Newsletters keeping members abreast of relevant issues and policy developments are sent out every month when Parliament is sitting.