Supermarket Labelling Of Meat

EDM number 217 in 2008-09, proposed by Timothy Farron on 09/12/2008.
Categorised under the topic of Food.

That this House notes that currently most fresh meat produce is labelled to include its source of origin; expresses concern that similar standards of labelling are not as strictly enforced in the case of ready meals which include processed meat; further notes that it is permissible for meat and other products to be produced overseas, imported into the United Kingdom and processed then labelled as British; further notes that actual British meat is of a very high standard, and that British animal welfare standards are some of the best in the world; regrets that those purchasing products containing processed meat may be misled by incorrect labelling into purchasing an inferior product; calls upon the Government to close this loophole; and further calls upon supermarkets and other retailers to exceed minimum legal requirements by ensuring that only produce that has been produced in the United Kingdom is labelled as British.

This motion has been signed by a total of 56 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Tim Farron	09/12/2008	Westmorland & Lonsdale	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Roger Williams	09/12/2008	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Annette Brooke	10/12/2008	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Lynne Jones	10/12/2008	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Seconded
David Taylor	10/12/2008	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Seconded
Stephen Williams	10/12/2008	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Willie Rennie	10/12/2008	Dunfermline & Fife West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Rowen	10/12/2008	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	10/12/2008	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Drew	10/12/2008	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	10/12/2008	Gower	Labour	Signed
Colin Breed	10/12/2008	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	10/12/2008	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	10/12/2008	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nick Harvey	10/12/2008	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Devine	11/12/2008	Livingston	Labour	Signed
Peter Bottomley	11/12/2008	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Mike Hancock	11/12/2008	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Dobbin	11/12/2008	Heywood & Middleton	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	11/12/2008	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Ian Cawsey	11/12/2008	Brigg & Goole	Labour	Signed
Robert Key	11/12/2008	Salisbury	Conservative	Signed
Alan Simpson	11/12/2008	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Philip Davies	15/12/2008	Shipley	Conservative	Signed
Betty Williams	15/12/2008	Conwy	Labour	Signed
James Gray	15/12/2008	North Wiltshire	Conservative	Signed
Don Foster	15/12/2008	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John McDonnell	15/12/2008	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Bob Spink	15/12/2008	Castle Point	Independent	Signed
Mark Hunter	16/12/2008	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Linda Riordan	16/12/2008	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Robert Walter	16/12/2008	North Dorset	Conservative	Signed
Janet Dean	16/12/2008	Burton	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	16/12/2008	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	16/12/2008	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Greg Mulholland	17/12/2008	Leeds North West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Norman Baker	17/12/2008	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nigel Dodds	17/12/2008	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
Paul Burstow	17/12/2008	Sutton & Cheam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Menzies Campbell	18/12/2008	Fife North East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jo Swinson	18/12/2008	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Stunell	12/01/2009	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Hamilton	12/01/2009	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Malcolm Bruce	12/01/2009	Gordon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lembit	12/01/2009	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Marsha Singh	13/01/2009	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Greg Pope	14/01/2009	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Robert Smith	14/01/2009	Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Edward Davey	15/01/2009	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Rudi Vis	19/01/2009	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Richard Younger-Ross	23/02/2009	Teignbridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Simon Burns	16/03/2009	West Chelmsford	Conservative	Signed
Kim Howells	19/03/2009	Pontypridd	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	22/04/2009	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Simon Hughes	02/06/2009	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Wright	Unknown			Withdrawn

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