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MHK questions whether Government catering services shop local 

Tim Baker MHK

An Ayre and Michael MHK will be asking Tynwald to review government catering services to check if they're shopping local. 

It follows investigation by Tim Baker - he's became concerned that catering services for some areas, including the hospital and schools, aren't buying stock from Manx producers. 

He wants to ensure 'budgeting and procurement policies' appropriately reflect the economic multiplier effects which arise from shopping locally. 

Mr Baker says it's important that we all spend in our economy to ensure we keep boosting it:

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