Jim Sheridan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Sheridan on 2014-06-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with (a) UK-based companies and (b) companies selling products in the UK about the effect of their sourcing practices on small-scale farmers in developing countries.

Lynne Featherstone

We regularly have discussions with UK based companies about a range of issues including supply chains and how they can improve development impacts.