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Birmingham City Council And Opposition To Transatlantic Trade And Investment Partnership

EDM number 1109 in 2015-16, proposed by Roger Godsiff on 22/02/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Companies, International trade, Local government, North America and EU external relations.

That this House congratulates Birmingham City Council, the largest local authority in Europe, on having passed a motion opposing the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); believes that TTIP exists to transfer power and wealth into the hands of global multinational companies whose only concern is profit; notes with concern that TTIP would remove or weaken protections for workers' rights, health and safety, food standards, environmental protection and personal data protection; further believes that TTIP has the potential to seriously damage local and national public services, including the NHS; considers that the secrecy surrounding the terms of TTIP is undemocratic, unaccountable and dangerous; observes that the people of Birmingham will have no opportunity to influence either the terms of TTIP or whether the treaty is adopted, yet will be affected by it; applauds Birmingham councillors who have stated that public service must come before private profit; believes that councils have every right to source goods and services locally and ethically, in order to support local jobs and businesses and ensure high-quality provision; further notes with concern that under TTIP councils would not be able to prioritise small, local businesses over global conglomerates with no concern for local wellbeing or local knowledge; urges other councils to acquaint themselves with the provisions in TTIP and consider whether this trade deal has the potential to damage local services, jobs and businesses; and supports entirely all councils which choose to make a stand against this dangerous and damaging trade deal.

This motion has been signed by a total of 12 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Roger Godsiff22/02/2016Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourProposed
Kelvin Hopkins23/02/2016Luton NorthLabourSeconded
Dennis Skinner23/02/2016BolsoverLabourSeconded
Alan Meale24/02/2016MansfieldLabourSeconded
Graham Stringer24/02/2016Blackley and BroughtonLabourSeconded
Ronnie Campbell24/02/2016Blyth ValleyLabourSeconded
Paul Monaghan24/02/2016Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossScottish National PartySigned
Paul Flynn24/02/2016Newport WestLabourSigned
Kate Hoey02/03/2016VauxhallLabourSigned
Chris Matheson03/03/2016City of ChesterLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham08/03/2016Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Yasmin Qureshi18/04/2016Bolton South EastLabourSigned

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