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Superdrug Sex Tax Campaign

EDM number 687 in 2005-06, proposed by Lynne Jones on 10/10/2005.

That this House supports Superdrug's campaign for the reduction of VAT on condoms; notes that thousands of employees and customers have signed the store's `sex tax' petition supporting the Company's call that condoms should be classed as an essential health item and not a luxury item; commends Superdrug for permanently cutting the VAT from its own brand condoms in May; notes that over £7 million is currently paid in VAT on condoms each year whilst, according to the Independent Advisory Group for Sexual Health and HIV report, the use of condoms saves an estimated £2.5 billion a year through the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies; is concerned that reported cases of HIV are on the increase and that Britain has the highest incidence of teenage pregnancies in Europe; believes that the use of condoms is the best way to cut both these worrying statistics and that a reduction in VAT would help promote their use; recognises that due to its position as an EU member state, the UK cannot entirely remove VAT on condoms but can reduce it to five per cent.; and therefore calls upon the UK Government to make this reduction without delay.

This motion has been signed by a total of 71 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Lynne Jones10/10/2005Birmingham, Selly OakLabourProposed
Bob Russell10/10/2005ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Simon Hughes10/10/2005North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Hywel Williams11/10/2005CaernarfonPlaid CymruSeconded
John Hemming11/10/2005Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Mike Hancock11/10/2005Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Paul Holmes11/10/2005ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Glenda Jackson11/10/2005Hampstead and HighgateLabourSigned
Tony Lloyd11/10/2005Manchester CentralLabourSigned
John McDonnell11/10/2005Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn11/10/2005Islington NorthLabourSigned
Andrew George11/10/2005St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech11/10/2005Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Wareing12/10/2005Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt12/10/2005Sittingbourne and SheppeyLabourSigned
Rudi Vis12/10/2005Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Ian Gibson12/10/2005Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd12/10/2005Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Martin Caton12/10/2005GowerLabourSigned
Sandra Gidley12/10/2005RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Pope13/10/2005HyndburnLabourSigned
Gordon Prentice13/10/2005PendleLabourSigned
Adam Price13/10/2005Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Alan Simpson13/10/2005Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Tom Brake13/10/2005Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Williams13/10/2005Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington14/10/2005Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Roger Williams14/10/2005Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn14/10/2005Newport WestLabourSigned
Rob Marris17/10/2005Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty17/10/2005Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Ann Cryer17/10/2005KeighleyLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore17/10/2005HendonLabourSigned
Betty Williams17/10/2005ConwyLabourSigned
Mark Williams18/10/2005CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon18/10/2005North DownUUPSigned
David Borrow18/10/2005South RibbleLabourSigned
Nick Harvey18/10/2005North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Burden18/10/2005Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Ken Purchase19/10/2005Wolverhampton North EastLabourSigned
Paul Keetch19/10/2005HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Katy Clark19/10/2005North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Si19/10/2005Swansea EastLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne20/10/2005Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
Sharon Hodgson20/10/2005Gateshead East and Washington WestLabourSigned
Lynne Featherstone20/10/2005Hornsey and Wood GreenLiberal DemocratSigned
John Barrett24/10/2005Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson24/10/2005East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Albert Owen25/10/2005Ynys MLabourSigned
Lorely Burt27/10/2005SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
David Hamilton31/10/2005MidlothianLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard01/11/2005WalthamstowLabourSigned
Jim Devine03/11/2005LivingstonLabourSigned
Alison Seabeck07/11/2005Plymouth, DevonportLabourSigned
Don Foster08/11/2005BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Joan Ruddock10/11/2005Lewisham, DeptfordLabourSigned
Harry Cohen10/11/2005Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Martyn Jones11/11/2005Clwyd SouthLabourSigned
Alistair Carmichael11/11/2005Orkney and ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean11/11/2005BurtonLabourSigned
Roger Berry11/11/2005KingswoodLabourSigned
Fabian Hamilton14/11/2005Leeds North EastLabourSigned
Phil Willis14/11/2005Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Cousins15/11/2005Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourSigned
David Howarth17/11/2005CambridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Wood21/11/2005Batley and SpenLabourSigned
Edward Davey23/11/2005Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Jennifer Willott20/12/2005Cardiff CentralLiberal DemocratSigned
Emily Thornberry16/02/2006Islington South and FinsburyLabourSigned
Willie Rennie03/03/2006Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Burstow18/04/2006Sutton and CheamLiberal DemocratSigned

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