Supermarket Labelling Of Meat

EDM number 279 in 2009-10, proposed by Timothy Farron on 30/11/2009.
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 a similar standard of labelling is not as strictly enforced in the case of ready meals which include processed meat; notes that it is permissable for meat and other products to be produced overseas, imported to the UK and processed then labelled as British; further notes that actual British meat to be 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 on the Government to close this loophole; and further calls on supermarkets and other retailers to exceed the prescription of law 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This motion has been signed by a total of 53 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Tim Farron	30/11/2009	Westmorland & Lonsdale	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Lindsay Hoyle	30/11/2009	Chorley	Labour	Seconded
Bob Russell	30/11/2009	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	30/11/2009	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Bob Spink	30/11/2009	Castle Point	Independent	Seconded
David Taylor	01/12/2009	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Withdrawn
David Drew	01/12/2009	Stroud	Labour	Seconded
Stephen Williams	01/12/2009	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew George	01/12/2009	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Dismore	01/12/2009	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	01/12/2009	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	01/12/2009	Gower	Labour	Signed
Nick Harvey	01/12/2009	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Pelling	02/12/2009	Croydon Central	Independent	Signed
Janet Dean	02/12/2009	Burton	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	02/12/2009	Keighley	Labour	Signed
William McCrea	02/12/2009	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Lynne Jones	02/12/2009	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	02/12/2009	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Pugh	03/12/2009	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Hemming	03/12/2009	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jo Swinson	03/12/2009	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	07/12/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Betty Williams	07/12/2009	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	07/12/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Eric Illsley	07/12/2009	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	07/12/2009	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Mark Williams	08/12/2009	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Danny Alexander	08/12/2009	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Norman Baker	08/12/2009	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ian Cawsey	08/12/2009	Brigg & Goole	Labour	Signed
Gregory Campbell	08/12/2009	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Colin Breed	08/12/2009	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Hunter	09/12/2009	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Denis Murphy	09/12/2009	Wansbeck	Labour	Signed
Elliot Morley	09/12/2009	Scunthorpe	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	09/12/2009	Luton North	Labour	Signed
David Simpson	09/12/2009	Upper Bann	DUP	Signed
Iris Robinson	10/12/2009	Strangford	DUP	Withdrawn
Rudi Vis	10/12/2009	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	10/12/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Sandra Gidley	15/12/2009	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Mason	15/12/2009	Glasgow East	Scottish National Party	Signed
Simon Hughes	16/12/2009	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Moore	16/12/2009	Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Julia Goldsworthy	16/12/2009	Falmouth & Camborne	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Chris McCafferty	05/01/2010	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	07/01/2010	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	19/01/2010	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Kim Howells	20/01/2010	Pontypridd	Labour	Signed
Edward Davey	21/01/2010	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Greg Mulholland	28/01/2010	Leeds North West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Cousins	23/02/2010	Newcastle upon Tyne Central	Labour	Signed

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