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Tobacco Smuggling

EDM number 1034 in 2006-07, proposed by Ian Gibson on 05/03/2007.

That this House notes with concern that according to latest estimates the Treasury loses £2.9 billion of revenue per year due to smuggling and counterfeiting of tobacco products; further notes that the UK is the only EU member state not to have signed up to the Philip Morris Agreement with the European Commission; welcomes the ongoing progress of HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs in implementing a technological solution to prevent smuggling and counterfeiting; calls upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer to announce in his Budget Statement the introduction of the most robust and evolved technological system available which will address smuggling as well as counterfeiting; and further calls for any system to provide appropriate enforcement for the Government's policies in respect of smoking, including raising the minimum age for purchase of tobacco products from 16 to 18 years old.

This motion has been signed by a total of 47 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Ian Gibson05/03/2007Norwich NorthLabourProposed
Andrew Dismore06/03/2007HendonLabourSeconded
Alan Meale06/03/2007MansfieldLabourSeconded
Mike Hancock06/03/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Taylor06/03/2007North West LeicestershireLabourSeconded
Derek Conway06/03/2007Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSeconded
Stephen Williams06/03/2007Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George06/03/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer06/03/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Martin Caton06/03/2007GowerLabourSigned
Colin Breed06/03/2007South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris McCafferty06/03/2007Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Lynne Jones06/03/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Greg Pope07/03/2007HyndburnLabourSigned
Bob Spink07/03/2007Castle PointConservativeSigned
Lady Hermon07/03/2007North DownUUPSigned
Edward O'Hara07/03/2007Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
David Drew07/03/2007StroudLabourSigned
Graham Stringer07/03/2007Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
Desmond Turner07/03/2007Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Rudi Vis07/03/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
John Leech07/03/2007Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Penning07/03/2007Hemel HempsteadConservativeSigned
Robert Key08/03/2007SalisburyConservativeSigned
Janet Dean08/03/2007BurtonLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt08/03/2007CrawleyLabourSigned
Harry Cohen08/03/2007Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Betty Williams12/03/2007ConwyLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins13/03/2007TamworthLabourSigned
David Lepper13/03/2007Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
John McDonnell14/03/2007Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson14/03/2007Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Phil Willis14/03/2007Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Madeleine Moon14/03/2007BridgendLabourSigned
Willie Rennie14/03/2007Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson15/03/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington19/03/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Nick Harvey20/03/2007North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Doug Naysmith20/03/2007Bristol North WestLabourSigned
Vincent Cable20/03/2007TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Gregory Campbell20/03/2007East LondonderryDUPSigned
Jeff Ennis20/03/2007Barnsley East and MexboroughLabourSigned
Eric Illsley23/03/2007Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
William McCrea27/03/2007South AntrimDUPSigned
Greg Mulholland25/04/2007Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Alasdair McDonnell09/05/2007Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Albert Owen17/05/2007Ynys MLabourSigned

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