World Food Prices

Debate on Thursday, 3 July 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Taverne. The answering member was Lord Tunnicliffe.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the effects of rises in world food prices. Motion withdrawn.

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

703 c357-89

Session

2007-08

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Chamber / Committee

Proceeding contributions

Lord Bilimoria | 703 c366-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, according to the World Health Organisation, overweight people now outnumber the malnourish...

Earl of Selborne | 703 c363-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the whole House will be grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Taverne, for the compelling way i...

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Lord Grantchester | 703 c361-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Taverne, on securing this debate on the topical subjec...

Baroness Rawlings | 703 c383-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, would like to thank the noble Lord, Lord Taverne, for moving the debate today on t...

Lord Alton of Liverpool | 703 c375-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, coming as this debate does in advance of next week’s G8 summit in Japan, the noble Lord, L...

Lord Haskins | 703 c372-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as an east Yorkshire farmer who, three years ago, was happy to sell ...

Earl of Sandwich | 703 c369-72 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend has reminded us that this is obviously a critical global issue that involv...

Lord Tunnicliffe | 703 c385-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very new to this brief and have tried to prepare for this event, but I did not work o...

Lord Taverne | 703 c389 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. I am grateful to him for offering to supply a brief pr...

Lord Taverne | 703 c357-61 (Link to this contribution) rose to call attention to the effects of rises in world food prices; and to move for Papers. The no...

Baroness Northover | 703 c379-83 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, congratulate my noble friend Lord Taverne for raising this extremely important iss...

Subjects

Crops

Agriculture

Developing countries

Africa

Food

Prices

Research

Food aid

World Food Programme

Food insecurity

Contains statistics

Yes

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