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Fixing Of Car Prices In The UK

EDM number 862 in 1998-99, proposed by Lindsay Hoyle on 21/07/1999.

That this House notes the recent admission of Volvo car manufacturers that it has been supporting secret arrangements to fix its British car prices; believes that this constitutes a serious breach of UK law and a blatant disregard to the exploitation of UK customers; further notes that Volvo escaped penalties and was not even fined for this serious misconduct, with the Office of Fair Trading accepting a promise that this will not happen again in the future; believes that this will offer no deterrent to other car companies who also consider fixing prices; and calls upon the Government to increase the fines which can be imposed and to consider introducing mandatory prison sentences for directors of companies who are found to be operating a cartel and fixing prices in the UK.

This motion has been signed by a total of 50 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Lindsay Hoyle21/07/1999ChorleyLabourProposed
Syd Rapson21/07/1999Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Malcolm Savidge21/07/1999Aberdeen NorthLabourSigned
Geraldine Smith21/07/1999Morecambe & LunesdaleLabourSigned
Bob Laxton21/07/1999Derby NorthLabourSigned
David Crausby21/07/1999Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe21/07/1999LeighLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin21/07/1999Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Ian Stewart21/07/1999EcclesLabourSigned
Brian White21/07/1999North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Terry Davis22/07/1999Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
David Borrow22/07/1999South RibbleLabourSigned
Mike Hancock22/07/1999Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeff Ennis22/07/1999Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
Michael Clapham22/07/1999Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Bill Michie22/07/1999Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara22/07/1999Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Stephen Hesford22/07/1999Wirral WestLabourSigned
Brian Iddon23/07/1999Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Martin Caton23/07/1999GowerLabourSigned
Tom Cox23/07/1999TootingLabourSigned
Bill Etherington23/07/1999Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis23/07/1999Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Vincent Cable26/07/1999TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Audrey Wise26/07/1999PrestonLabourSigned
Harry Barnes26/07/1999North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
John Gunnell26/07/1999Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
Norman Godman26/07/1999Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Ann Cryer26/07/1999KeighleyLabourSigned
Terry Lewis26/07/1999WorsleyLabourSigned
Eric Illsley26/07/1999Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
John Cummings26/07/1999EasingtonLabourSigned
Russell Brown27/07/1999DumfriesLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt27/07/1999Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Paul Flynn27/07/1999Newport WestLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn27/07/1999Islington NorthLabourSigned
David Chaytor27/07/1999Bury NorthLabourSigned
Tom Brake27/07/1999Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell27/07/1999Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
David Lepper27/07/1999Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Oona King27/07/1999Bethnal Green & BowLabourSigned
Nick Harvey27/07/1999North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson27/07/1999Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Peter Pike27/07/1999BurnleyLabourSigned
Gerry Steinberg26/10/1999Durham, City ofLabourSigned
Nigel Jones28/10/1999CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Truswell03/11/1999PudseyLabourSigned
Diane Abbott04/11/1999Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
John Austin10/11/1999Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Graham StringerUnknownWithdrawn

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