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Food, Farming and the Environment

Proceeding contribution from Barry Sheerman (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 18 June 2009. It occurred during Debate on Food, Farming and the Environment.
We are all in favour of teaching children about a richer, more varied diet. However, does my right hon. Friend agree that one problem, as Natural England found in a recent survey, is that the number of children who go to the countryside has halved in a generation? Is it not time that we put more emphasis on taking children to the countryside, and getting them to learn about it through any discipline, so that they understand where their food comes from and the importance of fresh, good food sourced locally?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
494 c487-8 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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