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Official Beer Of The Olympics

EDM number 347 in 2012-13, proposed by Greg Mulholland on 05/07/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Service industries and Sports.

That this House expresses its disappointment that Heineken lager, a mass produced non-British beer, has been chosen as the official beerof the London 2012 Olympics, despite beer being the UK's national drink and with the UK being one of the world's leading brewing nations; notes that the London 2012 Olympics is an excellent opportunity for the nation to showcase to the world the best of British, which could and should have included a British beer as the official beer of London 2012; further notes that a British brewed beer would be far more appropriate than a Dutch beer for the London Olympic Games; deems this a wholly inappropriate decision based purely on the size of Heineken's cheque book, and totally at odds with the strong emphasis on British character and identity at the heart of both the original bid and the preparations for the forthcoming London Games; and calls on the Government to ensure that any further opportunities to showcase British produce to the rest of the world are not lost to non-British companies purely for financial benefits.

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

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Greg Mulholland05/07/2012Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratProposed
Peter Bottomley09/07/2012Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Graham Stringer10/07/2012Blackley and BroughtonLabourSeconded
Martin Caton11/07/2012GowerLabourSeconded
Paul Flynn11/07/2012Newport WestLabourSeconded
Lorely Burt11/07/2012SolihullLiberal DemocratSeconded
Grahame Morris11/07/2012EasingtonLabourSigned
Mary Glindon12/07/2012North TynesideLabourSigned
David Morris12/07/2012Morecambe and LunesdaleConservativeSigned
Kate Hoey13/07/2012VauxhallLabourSigned
David Crausby17/07/2012Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Stephen Williams17/07/2012Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stephenson17/07/2012PendleConservativeSigned
John Pugh03/09/2012SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward Leigh03/09/2012GainsboroughConservativeSigned

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