Forthcoming events
The Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum aims to provide the premier environment for policymakers in Parliament, Whitehall and government agencies to engage to engage in timely discussion on public policy relating to food and nutrition with key stakeholders. These include health professionals and representatives of the bodies they work for; businesses in the food supply chain and their advisors; local authorities and schools; consumer and other interest groups, and the voluntary sector; and academics and commentators, along with members of the reporting press.
In planning its programme of events, the Forum consults Parliamentarians, senior departmental officials, regulators, industry representatives and major interest groups.
The Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum is completely impartial and has no policy agenda of its own. Whilst we are grateful for the support and advice on themes that we receive from sponsors, all editorial decisions remain with the Forum in order to maintain impartiality.
Should you have any booking queries, please email jayne.cole@westminsterforumprojects.co.uk.
Sir John Beddington
Food security 2012 - taking forward the Foresight project Global Food and Farming Futures
Wednesday, 23rd May 2012
Wellcome Trust Lecture Hall, Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG
This event is CPD Certified
Guest of Honour: Sir John Beddington, Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government and Head, Government Office for Science
Dame Jo Williams
Dianne Jeffrey
Professor David Oliver
Elderly nutrition and dignity in hospitals and social care: quality standards, engagement and compassion
Thursday, 14th June 2012
Central London
This event is CPD Certified
Guests of Honour: Dame Jo Williams, Chair, Care Quality Commission; Dianne Jeffrey, Chairman, Age UK and Professor David Oliver, National Clinical Director for Older People, Department of Health; Consultant Physician, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and Visiting Professor of Medicine for Older People, City University London
John Wilderspin
Health and Wellbeing Boards - implementation and integration
Thursday, 5th July 2012
Bill Boeing Room, Royal Aeronautical Society, No 4 Hamilton Place, London W1J 7BQ
This event is CPD Certified
Guest of Honour: John Wilderspin, National Director, Health and Wellbeing Board Implementation, Department of Health
Henry Ashworth
Chris Heffer
Donald Henderson
Alcohol policy following the Government's new strategy: price, availability and tackling harmful drinking
Tuesday, 11th September 2012
Central London
This event is CPD Certified
Guests of Honour: Henry Ashworth, Chief Executive, Portman Group and Co-chair, Public Health Responsibility Deal Alcohol Network; Chris Heffer, Deputy Director, Drugs and Alcohol, Department of Health and Donald Henderson, Head of Public Health Division, Scottish Government
John Robbs
Reforming the Common Fisheries Policy: implications for UK fishing and the marine environment
Tuesday, 16th October 2012
Central London
This event is CPD Certified
Guest of Honour: John Robbs, Director of Marine and Fisheries, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Barbara Gallani
Stephen Pugh
Next steps for food labelling policy: consumer information and priorities for food manufacturers
Wednesday, 7th November 2012
Central London
Guests of Honour: Sue Davies, Chief Policy Adviser, Which?; Barbara Gallani, Director, Food Safety and Science, Food and Drink Federation and Stephen Pugh, Head of Food Labelling, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Anne Milton MP
Children and young people's health: public health, improving outcomes and the next steps for policy
Wednesday, 21st November 2012
Central London
Guest of Honour: Anne Milton MP, Public Health Minister, Department of Health
Richard Ashworth MEP
Gwilym Jones
Peter Kendall
George Lyon MEP
Next steps for Common Agricultural Policy reform
Thursday, 6th December 2012
Central London
This event is CPD Certified
Guests of Honour: Stuart Agnew MEP, UKIP Spokesman on Agriculture and Member, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI); Richard Ashworth MEP, Conservative Spokesman on Agriculture and Rural Affairs and ECR Group Spokesman on European Budget 2014-2020; Gwilym Jones, International and Legal Affairs, Cabinet of Commissioner Cioloş, European Commission; Peter Kendall, President, NFU; George Lyon MEP, Co-ordinator of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee and Vice President of the Budget Committee and Martin Nesbit, Director, EU and International, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Richard Cienciala
Liz Woodeson
Obesity 2013
Thursday, 7th February 2013
Central London
This event is CPD Certified
Guests of Honour: Richard Cienciala, Deputy Director, Obesity and Food Policy, Department of Health and Liz Woodeson, Director of Health and Wellbeing, Department of Health
Creating a sustainable food and drink industry: the Green Food Project and beyond
Q3 2012
Central London
The future for the catering industry: menu-labelling, sustainability and food hygiene
Q2 2013
Central London
In Production
The following issues are being considered for future events:
- Food and drink exports
- Food retailing
- Food ethics
- Food safety
- Water security
- Early years nutrition
- Animal health and welfare
- Priorities for the food and drink industry
- Biodiversity
- Food security and resilience
- Public health messages
- GM
- Land use
- Meat and dairy industry
- Cereals
- Grocery adjudicator and the future of supermarkets
Parliamentary Patrons of the Forum
The parliamentary patrons of the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum are: David Amess MP, Richard Ashworth MEP, Willie Bain MP, Tony Baldry MP, Paul Burstow MP, Lord Cameron of Dillington, Neil Carmichael MP, Lord Clement-Jones, Lord Colwyn, Tracey Crouch MP, Baroness Cumberlege, Nigel Evans MP, Professor the Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, George Freeman MP, Barry Gardiner MP, Baroness Gardner of Parkes, Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen OBE, Rt Hon Cheryl Gillan MP, James Gray MP, Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Lord Haskins, The Earl Howe, Diana Johnson MP, Dr Eleanor Laing MP, Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP, Rt Hon David Lidington MP, The Earl of Lindsay, Tim Loughton MP, Andy Love MP, Karen Lumley MP, Baroness Masham of Ilton, Baroness Massey of Darwen, Professor the Lord McColl of Dulwich, Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP, Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer, Anne Milton MP, Austin Mitchell MP, Baroness Morris of Bolton, Lord Moynihan, Baroness Nicol, Rt Hon Jim Paice MP, Mike Penning MP, Lord Rea, Chris Ruane MP, Adrian Sanders MP, Gavin Shuker MP, Lord Simpson of Dunkeld, Lord Skelmersdale, Mark Spencer MP, Lord Stone of Blackheath, David Tredinnick MP, Lord Walton of Detchant, Professor Steve Webb MP, Dr Alan Whitefield MP, Rt Hon the Lord Whitty, Baroness Wilcox and Roger Williams MP. Please note: parliamentary patrons take no financial interest in the Forum.
