Wed 1 Mar, 2017
Alison Johnstone MSP, Health, Children & Young People spokesperson for the Scottish Greens, today (1 March) expressed disappointment at the lack of progress in sourcing Scottish chicken for school meals.
Freedom of Information requests by Alison three years ago revealed the extent of the problem, with many councils flying in chicken nuggets from Thailand.
Fresh FOI requests by the BBC show councils spent £1.3m on chicken products from Thailand last year.
Alison Johnstone, Health spokesperson for the Scottish Greens and MSP for Lothian, said: