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Meeting of the Parliament 23 March 2016

23 Mar 2016 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
General Question Time
Scottish Pork
Lochhead, Richard SNP Moray Watch on SPTV

Annual pigmeat production in Scotland totalled about 24,000 tonnes in 2015, and it has been estimated that Scottish consumers buy about 10,000 tonnes of fresh pork, most of which is believed to come from Scotland-reared pigs. Each supermarket has its own sourcing and labelling policies, with most Scottish supermarkets offering and identifying specially selected Scotch pork, which is vigorously promoted by Quality Meat Scotland. Other fresh pork products that are sourced from Scotland may be available under own-label, organic or outdoor-reared packaging. I have asked Quality Meat Scotland to investigate the extent to which domestically sourced pork is available in Scottish supermarkets.

In the same item of business

4. Dennis Robertson (Aberdeenshire West) (SNP) SNP
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the percentage of pork in Scottish supermarkets that is reared in Scotland. (S4O-05709)
The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and Environment (Richard Lochhead) SNP
Annual pigmeat production in Scotland totalled about 24,000 tonnes in 2015, and it has been estimated that Scottish consumers buy about 10,000 tonnes of fres...
Dennis Robertson SNP
What else can the Government do to ensure that customers are not misled on supermarket labelling? Can we praise Aldi and Lidl for having 100 per cent Scotlan...
Richard Lochhead SNP
I praise Aldi and Lidl for sourcing 100 per cent Scottish fresh pork and urge other retailers to follow in their footsteps. We are in constant discussions wi...
Chic Brodie (South Scotland) (SNP) SNP
What financial support has been given to the expansion of pork abattoir capacity in Scotland over the past five years? What percentage of Scotland-farmed pig...
Richard Lochhead SNP
In the past five years, the food processing grants scheme has supported seven abattoir projects totalling £3.28 million. The records from 2014 show that just...