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<id>18473</id>
<session>1999-00</session>
<number>558</number>
<title>Salt Intake</title>
<proposer id="10481">Kerry Pollard</proposer>
<date>2000-03-23</date>
<text>That this House believes that the salt intake of people in the United Kingdom is too high, leading to raised blood pressure which in turn is responsible for increasing the number of strokes and heart attacks, the two commonest causes of death in the United Kingdom; is aware that three-quarters of people's salt intake currently comes from salt contained in processed food; acknowledges that some major food retailers like Sainsbury's, Asda, Co-op and Marks and Spencer and food manufacturers like Heinz and Kellogg's have announced reductions in the salt content of some of their own-brand foods of between 10 per cent and 25 per cent; and calls on the Government proactively to encourage the rest of the food industry, including manufacturers, retailers, restaurateurs and caterers, to reduce the salt content of their food by a similar amount.</text>
<topics>
</topics>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10481">Kerry Pollard</mp>
		<date>2000-03-23</date>
		<type>Proposed</type>
		<constituency>St Albans</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10021">John Austin</mp>
		<date>2000-03-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Erith &amp; Thamesmead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10026">Harry Barnes</mp>
		<date>2000-03-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Derbyshire</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10599">Jenny Tonge</mp>
		<date>2000-03-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Richmond Park</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10230">Norman Godman</mp>
		<date>2000-03-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Greenock &amp; Inverclyde</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10123">Harry Cohen</mp>
		<date>2000-03-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leyton &amp; Wanstead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10114">Eric Clarke</mp>
		<date>2000-03-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Midlothian</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10432">Bill Michie</mp>
		<date>2000-03-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sheffield, Heeley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10399">Kevin McNamara</mp>
		<date>2000-03-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Kingston upon Hull North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10323">Lynne Jones</mp>
		<date>2000-03-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Selly Oak</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10541">Alan Simpson</mp>
		<date>2000-03-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Nottingham South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10513">Ernie Ross</mp>
		<date>2000-03-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Dundee West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10133">Jeremy Corbyn</mp>
		<date>2000-03-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Islington North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10057">Peter Bottomley</mp>
		<date>2000-03-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Worthing West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10033">Roy Beggs</mp>
		<date>2000-03-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Antrim</constituency>
		<party>UUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10250">John Gunnell</mp>
		<date>2000-03-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Morley &amp; Rothwell</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10177">David Drew</mp>
		<date>2000-03-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stroud</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10437">Laura Moffatt</mp>
		<date>2000-03-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Crawley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10359">Terry Lewis</mp>
		<date>2000-03-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Worsley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10331">Paul Keetch</mp>
		<date>2000-03-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hereford</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10675">Simon Thomas</mp>
		<date>2000-04-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ceredigion</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10044">Harold Best</mp>
		<date>2000-04-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leeds North West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10001">Diane Abbott</mp>
		<date>2000-04-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hackney North &amp; Stoke Newington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10222">Andrew George</mp>
		<date>2000-04-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>St Ives</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10189">Bill Etherington</mp>
		<date>2000-04-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sunderland North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10129">Frank Cook</mp>
		<date>2000-04-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stockton North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10120">Ann Clwyd</mp>
		<date>2000-04-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cynon Valley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10317">Barry Jones</mp>
		<date>2000-04-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Alyn &amp; Deeside</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10246">Win Griffiths</mp>
		<date>2000-04-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bridgend</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10089">Ronnie Campbell</mp>
		<date>2000-04-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blyth Valley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10383">John McDonnell</mp>
		<date>2000-04-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hayes &amp; Harlington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10616">Rudi Vis</mp>
		<date>2000-04-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Finchley &amp; Golders Green</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10142">Ann Cryer</mp>
		<date>2000-04-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Keighley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10656">Tony Wright</mp>
		<date>2000-04-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cannock Chase</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10455">Doug Naysmith</mp>
		<date>2000-05-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bristol North West</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10156">Valerie Davey</mp>
		<date>2000-07-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bristol West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10672">Neil Turner</mp>
		<date>2000-07-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wigan</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10063">Tom Brake</mp>
		<date>2000-07-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Carshalton &amp; Wallington</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10539">Debra Shipley</mp>
		<date>2000-07-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stourbridge</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10564">Phyllis Starkey</mp>
		<date>2000-07-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Milton Keynes South West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10295">Lindsay Hoyle</mp>
		<date>2000-07-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Chorley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10147">Jim Cunningham</mp>
		<date>2000-07-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Coventry South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10258">Mike Hancock</mp>
		<date>2000-07-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Portsmouth South</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10566">Gerry Steinberg</mp>
		<date>2000-07-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Durham, City of</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10590">Matthew Taylor</mp>
		<date>2000-07-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Truro &amp; St Austell</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10403">Tony McWalter</mp>
		<date>2000-07-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hemel Hempstead</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10337">Piara S Khabra</mp>
		<date>2000-07-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ealing, Southall</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10436">Austin Mitchell</mp>
		<date>2000-07-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Great Grimsby</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10025">Tony Banks</mp>
		<date>2000-07-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>West Ham</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10638">Alan Williams</mp>
		<date>2000-07-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Carmarthen East &amp; Dinefwr</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10325">Nigel Jones</mp>
		<date>2000-07-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cheltenham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10363">Martin Linton</mp>
		<date>2000-07-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Battersea</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10650">Mike Wood</mp>
		<date>2000-07-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Batley &amp; Spen</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10218">George Galloway</mp>
		<date>2000-07-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Glasgow, Kelvin</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10368">Elfyn Llwyd</mp>
		<date>2000-07-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Meirionnydd Nant Conwy</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10507">Peter Robinson</mp>
		<date>2000-07-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Belfast East</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10380">Robert McCartney</mp>
		<date>2000-07-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Down</constituency>
		<party>UKUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10188">Jeff Ennis</mp>
		<date>2000-07-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Barnsley East &amp; Mexborough</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10117">Tony Clarke</mp>
		<date>2000-07-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Northampton South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10018">Charlotte Atkins</mp>
		<date>2000-07-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Staffordshire Moorlands</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10340">Andy King</mp>
		<date>2000-07-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Rugby &amp; Kenilworth</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
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