EDM1005 - Fairtrade Certification For Chocolate Products
Proposed by Greg Mulholland on 09/03/2009
That this House believes that the engagement of companies in Fairtrade initiatives is necessary to advance measures to improve the situation of food producers in developing countries; congratulates the Fairtrade Foundation on securing a commitment to Fairtrade certification for Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate; notes the positive impact this will have on cocoa-farming communities in Ghana; welcomes the work of the Fairtrade Foundation in gaining the support of such an iconic and popular British brand; calls on the Government to do all it can to promote Fairtrade products; and urges other British companies to follow Cadbury's lead through its work on the Cadbury Cocoa Partnership and in working with the Fairtrade movement, and to promote the important role that Fairtrade plays in improving the lives of food producers around the world.
This motion has been signed by a total of 112 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type | Greg Mulholland | 09/03/2009 | Leeds North West | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mitchell | 09/03/2009 | Sutton Coldfield | Conservative | Seconded | Malcolm Bruce | 09/03/2009 | Gordon | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Peter Bottomley | 09/03/2009 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded | Claire Curtis-Thomas | 09/03/2009 | Crosby | Labour | Seconded |
| Lindsay Hoyle | 09/03/2009 | Chorley | Labour | Seconded | Paul Truswell | 10/03/2009 | Pudsey | Labour | Signed |
| Janet Dean | 10/03/2009 | Burton | Labour | Signed | Andrew Dismore | 10/03/2009 | Hendon | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Dobbin | 10/03/2009 | Heywood & Middleton | Labour | Signed | Michael Weir | 10/03/2009 | Angus | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Lynne Jones | 10/03/2009 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed | David Drew | 10/03/2009 | Stroud | Labour | Signed |
| Desmond Turner | 10/03/2009 | Brighton, Kemptown | Labour | Signed | Eric Illsley | 10/03/2009 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Holmes | 10/03/2009 | Chesterfield | Liberal Democrat | Signed | Mike Hancock | 10/03/2009 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Glenda Jackson | 10/03/2009 | Hampstead & Highgate | Labour | Signed | Gregory Campbell | 10/03/2009 | East Londonderry | DUP | Signed |
| Andrew George | 10/03/2009 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed | Dai Davies | 10/03/2009 | Blaenau Gwent | Independent | Signed |
| Nick Palmer | 10/03/2009 | Broxtowe | Labour | Signed | Greg Pope | 10/03/2009 | Hyndburn | Labour | Signed |
| Colin Breed | 10/03/2009 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed | Bob Russell | 10/03/2009 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 10/03/2009 | Gower | Labour | Signed | David Clelland | 10/03/2009 | Tyne Bridge | Labour | Signed |
| David Lepper | 10/03/2009 | Brighton, Pavilion | Labour | Signed | Jeremy Corbyn | 10/03/2009 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 10/03/2009 | Keighley | Labour | Signed | John Cummings | 10/03/2009 | Easington | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Williams | 10/03/2009 | Bristol West | Liberal Democrat | Signed | Joan Humble | 10/03/2009 | Blackpool North & Fleetwood | Labour | Signed |
| Marsha Singh | 11/03/2009 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed | Phil Willis | 11/03/2009 | Harrogate & Knaresborough | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Laura Moffatt | 11/03/2009 | Crawley | Labour | Signed | Joan Walley | 11/03/2009 | Stoke-on-Trent North | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Winterton | 11/03/2009 | Congleton | Conservative | Signed | Nigel Dodds | 11/03/2009 | Belfast North | DUP | Signed |
| Mark Hunter | 11/03/2009 | Cheadle | Liberal Democrat | Signed | Edward Davey | 11/03/2009 | Kingston & Surbiton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ian Davidson | 11/03/2009 | Glasgow South West | Labour | Signed | David Simpson | 11/03/2009 | Upper Bann | DUP | Signed |
| Mark Durkan | 11/03/2009 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed | Alan Simpson | 12/03/2009 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Colin Burgon | 12/03/2009 | Elmet | Labour | Signed | John Pugh | 12/03/2009 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Lindsay Roy | 12/03/2009 | Glenrothes | Labour | Signed | David Crausby | 13/03/2009 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
| Adam Price | 13/03/2009 | Carmarthen East & Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Signed | Willie Rennie | 13/03/2009 | Dunfermline & Fife West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Brian Iddon | 16/03/2009 | Bolton South East | Labour | Signed | Betty Williams | 16/03/2009 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
| Roger Godsiff | 16/03/2009 | Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath | Labour | Signed | Anne Begg | 16/03/2009 | Aberdeen South | Labour | Signed |
| John Mason | 16/03/2009 | Glasgow East | Scottish National Party | Signed | John Leech | 16/03/2009 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Chris McCafferty | 17/03/2009 | Calder Valley | Labour | Signed | Jim Devine | 17/03/2009 | Livingston | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Cunningham | 17/03/2009 | Coventry South | Labour | Signed | Gwyn Prosser | 17/03/2009 | Dover | Labour | Signed |
| Danny Alexander | 17/03/2009 | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey | Liberal Democrat | Signed | David Cairns | 18/03/2009 | Inverclyde | Labour | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 18/03/2009 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed | Hywel Francis | 18/03/2009 | Aberavon | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Stunell | 18/03/2009 | Hazel Grove | Liberal Democrat | Signed | Linda Riordan | 18/03/2009 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
| Jennifer Willott | 18/03/2009 | Cardiff Central | Liberal Democrat | Signed | Gordon Marsden | 18/03/2009 | Blackpool South | Labour | Signed |
| Charles Kennedy | 19/03/2009 | Ross, Skye & Lochaber | Liberal Democrat | Signed | John Thurso | 19/03/2009 | Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Jeffrey M Donaldson | 19/03/2009 | Lagan Valley | DUP | Signed | Tim Farron | 19/03/2009 | Westmorland & Lonsdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Lembit | 19/03/2009 | Montgomeryshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed | Iris Robinson | 19/03/2009 | Strangford | DUP | Signed |
| Brian Jenkins | 19/03/2009 | Tamworth | Labour | Signed | Katy Clark | 19/03/2009 | Ayrshire North & Arran | Labour | Signed |
| Elfyn Llwyd | 19/03/2009 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Plaid Cymru | Signed | Susan Kramer | 20/03/2009 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Peter Ainsworth | 20/03/2009 | East Surrey | Conservative | Signed | Mark Williams | 20/03/2009 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Siobhain McDonagh | 20/03/2009 | Mitcham & Morden | Labour | Signed | Helen Southworth | 20/03/2009 | Warrington South | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Pound | 20/03/2009 | Ealing North | Labour | Signed | Harry Cohen | 23/03/2009 | Leyton & Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
| Lady Hermon | 23/03/2009 | North Down | UUP | Signed | David Heyes | 23/03/2009 | Ashton-under-Lyne | Labour | Signed |
| Jimmy Hood | 23/03/2009 | Lanark & Hamilton East | Labour | Signed | Annette Brooke | 24/03/2009 | Mid Dorset & North Poole | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Nicholas Winterton | 24/03/2009 | Macclesfield | Conservative | Signed | Joan Ryan | 24/03/2009 | Enfield North | Labour | Signed |
| David Anderson | 25/03/2009 | Blaydon | Labour | Signed | Nick Harvey | 26/03/2009 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Diane Abbott | 30/03/2009 | Hackney North & Stoke Newington | Labour | Signed | Jim Dowd | 30/03/2009 | Lewisham West | Labour | Signed |
| David Maclean | 31/03/2009 | Penrith & The Border | Conservative | Signed | David Burrowes | 01/04/2009 | Enfield, Southgate | Conservative | Signed |
| Ben Wallace | 01/04/2009 | Lancaster & Wyre | Conservative | Signed | Denis Murphy | 01/04/2009 | Wansbeck | Labour | Signed |
| Hugo Swire | 20/04/2009 | East Devon | Conservative | Signed | Tom Brake | 21/04/2009 | Carshalton & Wallington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 23/04/2009 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed | Russell Brown | 06/05/2009 | Dumfries & Galloway | Labour | Signed |
| Kim Howells | 07/05/2009 | Pontypridd | Labour | Signed | Ruth Kelly | 11/05/2009 | Bolton West | Labour | Signed |
| John Austin | 01/06/2009 | Erith & Thamesmead | Labour | Signed | Theresa May | 01/06/2009 | Maidenhead | Conservative | Signed |
| David Davies | 01/06/2009 | Monmouth | Conservative | Signed | Norman Lamb | 02/06/2009 | North Norfolk | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Mohammad Sarwar | 08/06/2009 | Glasgow Central | Labour | Signed | Mark Lancaster | 12/06/2009 | North East Milton Keynes | Conservative | Signed |
| Angela Watkinson | 16/06/2009 | Upminster | Conservative | Signed |
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