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Draft Food Supplements Directive

EDM number 1110 in 1999-00, proposed by Brian Iddon on 01/11/2000.

That this House notes that the Draft Food Supplements Directive was broadly welcomed by United Kingdom consumers, manufacturers and retailers as a step to harmonise the European market; notes with deep concern that amendments now being promoted in Europe may undermine the provision it makes for allowing a liberal market based upon the principle of safety; further fears that uncertainty over this interpretation by the Commission and an over-cautious scientific analysis of the safety of vitamins and minerals could lead to unnecessarily low limits being set on the vitamin and mineral content of safety dietary supplements in the United Kingdom and Europe; and urges her Majesty's Government to redouble its efforts to achieve an outcome that will not disadvantage millions of consumers, damage the economic prospects of the natural health product industry and undermine public health.

This motion has been signed by a total of 40 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Brian Iddon01/11/2000Bolton South EastLabourProposed
Tony Colman01/11/2000PutneyLabourSigned
David Tredinnick01/11/2000BosworthConservativeSigned
Mark Todd01/11/2000South DerbyshireLabourSigned
Anthony Steen01/11/2000TotnesConservativeSigned
Jim Dobbin01/11/2000Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Desmond Swayne01/11/2000New Forest WestConservativeSigned
Norman Baker02/11/2000LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Godman02/11/2000Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Andrew George02/11/2000St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Ronnie Fearn02/11/2000SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn02/11/2000Islington NorthLabourSigned
Eric Illsley02/11/2000Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Vincent Cable06/11/2000TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Derek Wyatt06/11/2000Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Nicholas Winterton07/11/2000MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Jenny Tonge07/11/2000Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell07/11/2000Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew07/11/2000StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Edward Davey07/11/2000Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer07/11/2000KeighleyLabourSigned
David Clark07/11/2000South ShieldsLabourSigned
Bill Michie07/11/2000Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
John McWilliam07/11/2000BlaydonLabourSigned
Nigel Jones07/11/2000CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson07/11/2000Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe07/11/2000LeighLabourSigned
Desmond Turner08/11/2000Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Frank Cook08/11/2000Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell08/11/2000Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden08/11/2000Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Alice Mahon09/11/2000HalifaxLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty09/11/2000Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Roy Beggs09/11/2000East AntrimUUPSigned
Mike Hancock13/11/2000Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Cotter16/11/2000Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Austin Mitchell21/11/2000Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Russell Brown21/11/2000DumfriesLabourSigned
Rudi Vis21/11/2000Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Brian White29/11/2000North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned

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