Heinz Deli Mayo Television Advertisement

EDM number 1889 in 2007-08, proposed by Diane Abbott on 25/06/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Broadcasting, Equality and Media.

That this House notes that the manufacturer Heinz has withdrawn its television advertisement, which features two men kissing, on the basis of 200 complaints that it might be embarrassing for parents with children to watch; further notes that millions of children watch depictions of same-sex relationships in soap operas every day; further notes that the advertisement was not intended to be a realistic depiction of a same-sex relationship, and that the advertisement was intended to be humorous; believes that Heinz's decision was ill-considered and likely to offend millions of gay, lesbian and transgender people; and calls on Heinz to reconsider its decision.

This motion has been signed by a total of 34 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Diane Abbott	25/06/2008	Hackney North & Stoke Newington	Labour	Proposed
Alan Simpson	25/06/2008	Nottingham South	Labour	Seconded
Ian Gibson	25/06/2008	Norwich North	Labour	Seconded
Jeremy Corbyn	25/06/2008	Islington North	Labour	Seconded
Karen Buck	25/06/2008			Seconded
Greg Pope	26/06/2008	Hyndburn	Labour	Seconded
Lynne Jones	26/06/2008	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	26/06/2008	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	26/06/2008	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	30/06/2008	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Glenda Jackson	30/06/2008	Hampstead & Highgate	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	30/06/2008	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Chris McCafferty	01/07/2008	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	01/07/2008	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	01/07/2008	Gower	Labour	Signed
Jim Devine	01/07/2008	Livingston	Labour	Signed
Stephen Williams	02/07/2008	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Linda Riordan	02/07/2008	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	02/07/2008	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Mark Oaten	03/07/2008	Winchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Harry Cohen	03/07/2008	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	07/07/2008	Hendon	Labour	Signed
John Leech	09/07/2008	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Berry	14/07/2008	Kingswood	Labour	Signed
Keith Vaz	15/07/2008	Leicester East	Labour	Signed
Desmond Turner	16/07/2008	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Sarah Teather	16/07/2008	Brent East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Williams	17/07/2008	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Simon Hughes	21/07/2008	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tony Lloyd	22/07/2008	Manchester Central	Labour	Signed
Jo Swinson	22/07/2008	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Battle	15/10/2008	Leeds West	Labour	Signed
John Austin	16/10/2008	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Chris Bryant	Unknown			Withdrawn

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