<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><edm>
<id>20030</id>
<session>2000-01</session>
<number>32</number>
<title>Petrol Pricing</title>
<proposer id="10024">Jackie Ballard</proposer>
<date>2000-12-06</date>
<text>That this House supports the struggle of small independent petrol retailers to stay in business; condemns large petrol companies for charging higher prices for the petrol they sell on the open market than the price they charge on their own forecourts; and calls for the Government to launch an investigation into this predatory pricing which is driving many small independent petrol retailers out of business and reducing services in rural areas.</text>
<topics>
</topics>
<signatures>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10024">Jackie Ballard</mp>
		<date>2000-12-06</date>
		<type>Proposed</type>
		<constituency>Taunton</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10586">David Taylor</mp>
		<date>2000-12-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North West Leicestershire</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10064">Peter Brand</mp>
		<date>2000-12-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Isle of Wight</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10063">Tom Brake</mp>
		<date>2000-12-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Carshalton &amp; Wallington</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10060">Peter Bradley</mp>
		<date>2000-12-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wrekin, The</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10365">Richard Livsey</mp>
		<date>2000-12-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brecon &amp; Radnorshire</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10323">Lynne Jones</mp>
		<date>2000-12-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Selly Oak</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10269">David Heath</mp>
		<date>2000-12-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Somerton &amp; Frome</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10057">Peter Bottomley</mp>
		<date>2000-12-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Worthing West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10022">Norman Baker</mp>
		<date>2000-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lewes</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10222">Andrew George</mp>
		<date>2000-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>St Ives</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10521">Bob Russell</mp>
		<date>2000-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Colchester</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10599">Jenny Tonge</mp>
		<date>2000-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Richmond Park</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10258">Mike Hancock</mp>
		<date>2000-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Portsmouth South</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10196">Ronnie Fearn</mp>
		<date>2000-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Southport</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10084">Vincent Cable</mp>
		<date>2000-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Twickenham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10441">Alasdair Morgan</mp>
		<date>2000-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Galloway &amp; Upper Nithsdale</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10321">Jenny Jones</mp>
		<date>2000-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wolverhampton South West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10295">Lindsay Hoyle</mp>
		<date>2000-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Chorley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10230">Norman Godman</mp>
		<date>2000-12-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Greenock &amp; Inverclyde</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10177">David Drew</mp>
		<date>2000-12-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stroud</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10136">Brian Cotter</mp>
		<date>2000-12-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Weston-Super-Mare</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10101">David Chidgey</mp>
		<date>2000-12-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Eastleigh</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10416">Paul Marsden</mp>
		<date>2000-12-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Shrewsbury &amp; Atcham</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10368">Elfyn Llwyd</mp>
		<date>2000-12-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Meirionnydd Nant Conwy</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10331">Paul Keetch</mp>
		<date>2000-12-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hereford</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10514">William Ross</mp>
		<date>2000-12-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Londonderry</constituency>
		<party>UUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10612">Paul Tyler</mp>
		<date>2000-12-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Cornwall</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10581">John Swinney</mp>
		<date>2000-12-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Tayside</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10033">Roy Beggs</mp>
		<date>2000-12-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Antrim</constituency>
		<party>UUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10184">Huw Edwards</mp>
		<date>2000-12-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Monmouth</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10169">Andrew Dismore</mp>
		<date>2000-12-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hendon</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10262">Nick Harvey</mp>
		<date>2000-12-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Devon</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10616">Rudi Vis</mp>
		<date>2000-12-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Finchley &amp; Golders Green</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10133">Jeremy Corbyn</mp>
		<date>2000-12-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Islington North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10142">Ann Cryer</mp>
		<date>2000-12-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Keighley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10399">Kevin McNamara</mp>
		<date>2000-12-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Kingston upon Hull North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10325">Nigel Jones</mp>
		<date>2000-12-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cheltenham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10541">Alan Simpson</mp>
		<date>2000-12-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Nottingham South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10189">Bill Etherington</mp>
		<date>2000-12-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sunderland North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10070">Russell Brown</mp>
		<date>2001-01-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Dumfries</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10604">Jon Trickett</mp>
		<date>2001-01-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hemsworth</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10383">John McDonnell</mp>
		<date>2001-02-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hayes &amp; Harlington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10237">Donald Gorrie</mp>
		<date>2001-02-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Edinburgh West</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10573">Gavin Strang</mp>
		<date>2001-03-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Edinburgh East &amp; Musselburgh</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10053">Richard Body</mp>
		<date>2001-03-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Boston &amp; Skegness</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10304">Brian Iddon</mp>
		<date>2001-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bolton South East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10305">Eric Illsley</mp>
		<date>2001-03-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Barnsley Central</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10248">John Grogan</mp>
		<date>2001-03-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Selby</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10345">Archy Kirkwood</mp>
		<date>2001-03-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Roxburgh &amp; Berwickshire</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10675">Simon Thomas</mp>
		<date>2001-03-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ceredigion</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10018">Charlotte Atkins</mp>
		<date>2001-03-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Staffordshire Moorlands</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10088">Menzies Campbell</mp>
		<date>2001-03-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Fife North East</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10128">Michael Connarty</mp>
		<date>2001-03-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Falkirk East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10476">Linda Perham</mp>
		<date>2001-03-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ilford North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10078">John Burnett</mp>
		<date>2001-03-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Torridge &amp; West Devon</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10578">Andrew Stunell</mp>
		<date>2001-03-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hazel Grove</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10166">Janet Dean</mp>
		<date>2001-04-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Burton</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10298">Simon Hughes</mp>
		<date>2001-04-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Southwark &amp; Bermondsey</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10191">Margaret Ewing</mp>
		<date>2001-04-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Moray</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
</signatures>
</edm>
