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Local Food Policy

EDM number 382 in 2008-09, proposed by Lindsay Hoyle on 12/01/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Food.

That this House calls for the launch of local food procurement policies to be imposed on supermarkets, schools, universities and hospitals; further calls on the Government to encourage supermarkets to commit to local competition policies to promote local self-reliance, the regeneration of local communities and a sustainable local economy; further calls for taxes on supermarket food to be based on the road and air miles that stock travels in order to encourage local sourcing; and notes that the current supermarket Code of Practice requires legal strengthening by the appointment of an independent ombudsman in order to secure and regulate fair trade between supermarkets and local suppliers.

This motion has been signed by a total of 29 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Lindsay Hoyle12/01/2009ChorleyLabourProposed
David Crausby12/01/2009Bolton North EastLabourSeconded
Bob Russell12/01/2009ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Ian Stewart12/01/2009EcclesLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley12/01/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Andrew George12/01/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins13/01/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn13/01/2009Islington NorthLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin13/01/2009Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
David Drew13/01/2009StroudLabourSigned
Mike Hancock13/01/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
David Taylor13/01/2009North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Martin Caton14/01/2009GowerLabourSigned
Janet Anderson14/01/2009Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Janet Dean14/01/2009BurtonLabourSigned
Ann Cryer14/01/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell14/01/2009Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd14/01/2009Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
John Hemming15/01/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis19/01/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Betty Williams19/01/2009ConwyLabourSigned
John Leech19/01/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson21/01/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins27/01/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Albert Owen27/01/2009Ynys MLabourSigned
Eric Illsley23/02/2009Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
John McDonnell27/02/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds03/03/2009Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Iris Robinson16/03/2009StrangfordDUPSigned

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