Come on in to Westminster
MP’s were invited to ‘come on in’ to Fairtrade at a special event held at Westminster.
Karen meets with Nick Hewer and her own MP, John Grogan (Keighley)
Halifax MP, Holly Lynch is the Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fairtrade. Along with MPs from all the parties at Westminster, she met with Fair Trade producers and Fair Trade activists, including Karen Palframan from Fairtrade Bradford Zone and Fairtrade Yorkshire. The Fairtrade producers were:
Mahyana Sari – Secretary, Arinigata Cooperatives, Indonesia (coffee producers); Marcial Quintero – Coobana, Panama (banana growers); John Joseph – Founder and Chairperson, WOFFA, India (coffee producer) and Ketra Kyosiimire – ACPCU (Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union), Uganda.
The gathering was joined by business guru, Fairtrade Ambassador and former Apprentice star, Nick Hewer. In total 88 MP’s and Peers attended the event; a larger number than expected, which led to the Fairtrade icecream running out.
Holly Lynch MP (centre) welcomes the Fairtrade producers to Westminster
