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Supermarkets And Community Investment

EDM number 1137 in 2009-10, proposed by Barry Sheerman on 18/03/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Competition and Small businesses.

That this House is deeply concerned at the monopolistic influence of the major supermarkets and their effect on communities and independent retailers; and calls for a five per cent. tax to be levied on the turnover of supermarkets and for the revenue from this to be made available to local social enterprises, charities and third sector organisations.

This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Barry Sheerman18/03/2010HuddersfieldLabourProposed
Mike Hancock22/03/2010Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Mark Durkan22/03/2010FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
David Drew23/03/2010StroudLabourSeconded
Ann Cryer23/03/2010KeighleyLabourSeconded
Martin Caton23/03/2010GowerLabourSeconded
Andrew Dismore23/03/2010HendonLabourSigned
John Leech23/03/2010Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Russell24/03/2010ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson24/03/2010Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
John Cummings24/03/2010EasingtonLabourSigned
Keith Vaz24/03/2010Leicester EastLabourSigned
Alan Meale25/03/2010MansfieldLabourSigned
Rudi Vis25/03/2010Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Marsha Singh29/03/2010Bradford WestLabourSigned

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