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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement about her policy on ethically-produced food in developing countries, with particular reference to (a) animal welfare standards, (b) employment practices and (c) consequences for the environment. - Inc ref to Dept's guidelines on use of...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement about her policy on ethically-produced food in developing countries, with particular reference to (a) animal welfare standards, (b) employment practices and (c) consequences for the environment. - Inc ref to Dept's guidelines on use of...
Asked by
John Marek
(Labour)
Answered by
Clare Short
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
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Written questions
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Answered
Tabled on
9 May 2000
For answer on
12 May 2000
Answered on
12 May 2000
Dr. Marek: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement about her policy on ethically
produced food in developing countries, with particular reference to (a) animal welfare standards, (b) employment practices and (c)
consequences for the environment. [121840]
Clare Short: The Government support ethical approaches to business and trade, which have an important part to play in promoting
sustainable development and in bringing benefits to poor people in developing countries. We take account of animal welfare
standards, employment practices and consequences for the environment.
My Department has developed detailed guidelines on the use of animals for any purpose, agricultural or otherwise. These guidelines
govern animal welfare standards in all our programmes and projects. They reflect the broad guiding principles that use must be
humane and that harms of a certain degree or kind ought under no circumstances to be inflicted on an animal. A copy of these
guidelines is being placed in the Library of the House.
We encourage British retailers to examine their global supply chains to ensure they comply with the Core Labour Standards, as set
internationally by the ILO within the Declaration of Fundamental Principles and Rights to Work, or can be bettered by voluntary
codes of conduct such as SA 8000 or the base code of the Ethical Trading Initiative, which is supported by my Department.
We also Promote better environmental management as a contribution to eliminating poverty. Environmental considerations are
integrated throughout our programmes. All projects are screened at the design stage and monitored during implementation for their
impact on the environment. My Department supports work to develop and implement a wide array of technologies and approaches that
mitigate the impact of food production on the environment in developing countries. We also support efforts to encourage the private
sector in developing countries to integrate environmental concerns into decision making by assistance to industry organisations,
promotion of industry codes of conduct and environmental auditing standards.
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Animal welfare; Developing countries; Environment protection; Food; Ethics; Standards; Sustainable development; Retail trade
Date
12 May 2000
Reference
121840; 349 c487-8W
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House of Commons