Prohibition On Liquid Nitrogen Drinks
EDM number 578 in 2012-13, proposed by David Morris on 15/10/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Food and Health education and preventive medicine.
That this House notes Gaby Scanlon aged 18 from Heysham drank a cocktail containing liquid nitrogen on 4 October at Oscars Bar in Lancaster; further notes that as a result of the drink she was rushed to hospital and had emergency surgery to remove her stomach; believes that this is evidence that these drinks are dangerous; further believes that the Foods Standards Agency is right to warn the public against liquid nitrogen drinks; and calls on the Government to ban the sale of drinks containing liquid nitrogen.
This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Morris | 15/10/2012 | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Conservative | Proposed |
| David Simpson | 16/10/2012 | Upper Bann | DUP | Seconded |
| Martin Caton | 16/10/2012 | Gower | Labour | Seconded |
| Graham Stringer | 16/10/2012 | Blackley and Broughton | Labour | Seconded |
| Stephen Williams | 16/10/2012 | Bristol West | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| George Galloway | 17/10/2012 | Bradford West | Respect | Seconded |
| Jim Dobbin | 17/10/2012 | Heywood and Middleton | Labour | Signed |
| Roger Godsiff | 17/10/2012 | Birmingham, Hall Green | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew George | 17/10/2012 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| William McCrea | 17/10/2012 | South Antrim | DUP | Signed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 17/10/2012 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Shannon | 18/10/2012 | Strangford | DUP | Signed |
| Jim Sheridan | 18/10/2012 | Paisley and Renfrewshire North | Labour | Signed |
| Lady Hermon | 18/10/2012 | North Down | Independent | Signed |
| David Anderson | 18/10/2012 | Blaydon | Labour | Signed |
| David Crausby | 24/10/2012 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 25/10/2012 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
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