Grocery Market Ombudsman

EDM number 560 in 2008-09, proposed by Andrew George on 22/01/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Competition, Farmers and Service industries.

That this House welcomes the recommendations of the Competitions Commission's Grocery Market Inquiry that a strengthened Grocery Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP) monitored and enforced by an independent Ombudsman should be established; notes that the Commission found supermarket practices which `transfer excessive risk' to suppliers, such as retrospective unilateral changes to the terms of supply agreements, charges for loss or damage to goods after delivery and withholding payment without cause could have `an adverse effect on investment and innovation in the supply chain, and ultimately on consumers'; believes that the current recession has increased pressure on suppliers but further notes that United Kingdom supermarkets continue to report healthy profits from their grocery business; recognises that fair treatment of primary producers is crucial to achieving United Kingdom commitments to eradicating poverty in the developing world and guaranteeing food security for the United Kingdom; hopes that supermarkets will recognise that the establishment of an Ombudsman offers the opportunity for independent verification of their commitment to the principles of fair trading and that they will agree undertakings with the Commission; urges the Commission to implement its recommendation to give primary producers and other suppliers to intermediaries the right to submit complaints to the Ombudsman regarding the conduct of grocery retailers; and calls upon the Government to respect the considered recommendations of the Competition Commission and to confirm that it is prepared to introduce the necessary legislation to establish the proposed Ombudsman if a voluntary agreement cannot be achieved between the Commission, supermarkets and suppliers.

This motion has been signed by a total of 210 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Andrew George	22/01/2009	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
David Drew	22/01/2009	Stroud	Labour	Seconded
Daniel Kawczynski	22/01/2009	Shrewsbury & Atcham	Conservative	Seconded
Hywel Williams	22/01/2009	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Seconded
Colin Breed	22/01/2009	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	26/01/2009	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
David Taylor	26/01/2009	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	26/01/2009	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	26/01/2009	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	26/01/2009	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bob Spink	26/01/2009	Castle Point	Independent	Signed
Adrian Sanders	26/01/2009	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Hunter	27/01/2009	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nicholas Winterton	27/01/2009	Macclesfield	Conservative	Signed
Mark Durkan	27/01/2009	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Andrew Dismore	27/01/2009	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	27/01/2009	Gower	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	27/01/2009	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	27/01/2009	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	27/01/2009	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	27/01/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Bob Russell	27/01/2009	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Stephen Williams	28/01/2009	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	28/01/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lorely Burt	28/01/2009	Solihull	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mike Hancock	28/01/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Frank Field	28/01/2009	Birkenhead	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	28/01/2009	Burton	Labour	Signed
Annette Brooke	28/01/2009	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nick Harvey	29/01/2009	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Borrow	29/01/2009	South Ribble	Labour	Signed
Jo Swinson	02/02/2009	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Stunell	02/02/2009	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sandra Gidley	02/02/2009	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Neil Gerrard	02/02/2009	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Simon Hughes	02/02/2009	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Mason	03/02/2009	Glasgow East	Scottish National Party	Signed
Alan Beith	03/02/2009	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Harry Cohen	03/02/2009	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	03/02/2009	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Evan Harris	03/02/2009	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Betty Williams	04/02/2009	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	04/02/2009	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
John Thurso	04/02/2009	Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	04/02/2009	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	04/02/2009	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Joan Humble	04/02/2009	Blackpool North & Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Dai Havard	04/02/2009	Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney	Labour	Signed
John Pugh	05/02/2009	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ian Stewart	05/02/2009	Eccles	Labour	Signed
Mark Williams	05/02/2009	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Phil Willis	09/02/2009	Harrogate & Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Joan Walley	09/02/2009	Stoke-on-Trent North	Labour	Signed
Paul Truswell	09/02/2009	Pudsey	Labour	Signed
Roger Berry	09/02/2009	Kingswood	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	09/02/2009	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Adam Price	09/02/2009	Carmarthen East & Dinefwr	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Don Foster	10/02/2009	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mike Wood	10/02/2009	Batley & Spen	Labour	Signed
Katy Clark	11/02/2009	Ayrshire North & Arran	Labour	Signed
Doug Naysmith	11/02/2009	Bristol North West	Labour	Signed
Michael Connarty	12/02/2009	Linlithgow & Falkirk East	Labour	Signed
Jon Cruddas	12/02/2009	Dagenham	Labour	Signed
Richard Younger-Ross	23/02/2009	Teignbridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Robert Wareing	23/02/2009	Liverpool, West Derby	Independent	Signed
Frank Cook	23/02/2009	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Colin Burgon	23/02/2009	Elmet	Labour	Signed
Mark Oaten	23/02/2009	Winchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Linton	23/02/2009	Battersea	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	23/02/2009	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Dennis Skinner	23/02/2009	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
James Plaskitt	23/02/2009	Warwick & Leamington	Labour	Signed
Howard Stoate	24/02/2009	Dartford	Labour	Signed
David Anderson	24/02/2009	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Lynne Featherstone	24/02/2009	Hornsey & Wood Green	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Howarth	24/02/2009	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Greg Mulholland	24/02/2009	Leeds North West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Anne Main	24/02/2009	St Albans	Conservative	Signed
Norman Baker	24/02/2009	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Diane Abbott	24/02/2009	Hackney North & Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
Michael Clapham	24/02/2009	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Nick Palmer	24/02/2009	Broxtowe	Labour	Signed
David Heath	24/02/2009	Somerton & Frome	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Brian Jenkins	24/02/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Paul Keetch	24/02/2009	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Lepper	24/02/2009	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour	Signed
Tom Brake	24/02/2009	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Danny Alexander	25/02/2009	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Desmond Turner	25/02/2009	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Richard Caborn	25/02/2009	Sheffield Central	Labour	Signed
Gordon Marsden	25/02/2009	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
Robert Smith	25/02/2009	Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Reid	25/02/2009	Argyll & Bute	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gordon Prentice	25/02/2009	Pendle	Labour	Signed
Paul Rowen	26/02/2009	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Daniel Rogerson	26/02/2009	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Pelling	26/02/2009	Croydon Central	Independent	Signed
Julia Goldsworthy	26/02/2009	Falmouth & Camborne	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Richard Taylor	26/02/2009	Wyre Forest	Independent	Signed
Jim Dowd	26/02/2009	Lewisham West	Labour	Signed
Michael Moore	26/02/2009	Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Vincent Cable	27/02/2009	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tim Farron	27/02/2009	Westmorland & Lonsdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jennifer Willott	02/03/2009	Cardiff Central	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Whittingdale	02/03/2009	Maldon & East Chelmsford	Conservative	Signed
Steve Webb	02/03/2009	Northavon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gavin Strang	02/03/2009	Edinburgh East	Labour	Signed
Richard Burden	02/03/2009	Birmingham, Northfield	Labour	Signed
Bob Laxton	02/03/2009	Derby North	Labour	Signed
Charles Kennedy	02/03/2009	Ross, Skye & Lochaber	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nigel Dodds	03/03/2009	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
Alistair Carmichael	03/03/2009	Orkney & Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Menzies Campbell	03/03/2009	Fife North East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gregory Campbell	03/03/2009	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Laura Moffatt	03/03/2009	Crawley	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	03/03/2009	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Norman Lamb	03/03/2009	North Norfolk	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Christopher Huhne	03/03/2009	Eastleigh	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Linda Riordan	04/03/2009	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Lembit	04/03/2009	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Marsha Singh	04/03/2009	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	05/03/2009	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
John Mann	05/03/2009	Bassetlaw	Labour	Signed
Russell Brown	05/03/2009	Dumfries & Galloway	Labour	Signed
Roger Williams	05/03/2009	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sarah Teather	06/03/2009	Brent East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Clive Betts	06/03/2009	Sheffield, Attercliffe	Labour	Signed
Martyn Jones	06/03/2009	Clwyd South	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	09/03/2009	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Tom Levitt	10/03/2009	High Peak	Labour	Signed
Andrew Miller	10/03/2009	Ellesmere Port & Neston	Labour	Signed
Malcolm Moss	10/03/2009	North East Cambridgeshire	Conservative	Signed
John Barrett	12/03/2009	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Chris Ruane	13/03/2009	Vale of Clwyd	Labour	Signed
Iris Robinson	16/03/2009	Strangford	DUP	Signed
Kate Hoey	17/03/2009	Vauxhall	Labour	Signed
Andy Slaughter	18/03/2009			Signed
Joan Ryan	19/03/2009	Enfield North	Labour	Signed
Alan Keen	19/03/2009	Feltham & Heston	Labour	Signed
Susan Kramer	20/03/2009	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Helen Southworth	20/03/2009	Warrington South	Labour	Signed
Jim Cunningham	25/03/2009	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Nick Ainger	27/03/2009	Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire	Labour	Signed
James Gray	30/03/2009	North Wiltshire	Conservative	Signed
Clare Short	31/03/2009	Birmingham, Ladywood	Independent Labour	Signed
Peter Luff	01/04/2009	Mid Worcestershire	Conservative	Signed
Malcolm Bruce	02/04/2009	Gordon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Edward Davey	20/04/2009	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Godsiff	20/04/2009	Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath	Labour	Signed
David Chaytor	22/04/2009	Bury North	Labour	Signed
Glenda Jackson	14/05/2009	Hampstead & Highgate	Labour	Signed
John Austin	01/06/2009	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Fabian Hamilton	03/06/2009	Leeds North East	Labour	Signed
Martin Horwood	11/06/2009	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Adrian Bailey	12/06/2009	West Bromwich West	Labour	Signed
Richard Bacon	15/06/2009	South Norfolk	Conservative	Signed
Gerald Kaufman	07/07/2009	Manchester, Gorton	Labour	Signed
Bill Olner	07/07/2009	Nuneaton	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	08/07/2009	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Matthew Taylor	09/07/2009	Truro & St Austell	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Weir	09/07/2009	Angus	Scottish National Party	Signed
Sandra Osborne	13/07/2009	Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock	Labour	Signed
David Clelland	13/07/2009	Tyne Bridge	Labour	Signed
Anne Begg	14/07/2009	Aberdeen South	Labour	Signed
Pete Wishart	14/07/2009	Perth & Perthshire North	Scottish National Party	Signed
Angus MacNeil	15/07/2009	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Signed
Patrick Hall	15/07/2009	Bedford	Labour	Signed
Michael Fallon	15/07/2009	Sevenoaks	Conservative	Signed
Jim Dobbin	15/07/2009	Heywood & Middleton	Labour	Signed
Michael Mates	15/07/2009	East Hampshire	Conservative	Signed
Stephen Hepburn	15/07/2009	Jarrow	Labour	Signed
Stephen Pound	15/07/2009	Ealing North	Labour	Signed
Mark Lazarowicz	16/07/2009	Edinburgh North & Leith	Labour	Signed
Andrew Love	16/07/2009	Edmonton	Labour	Signed
Ann Winterton	20/07/2009	Congleton	Conservative	Signed
Hugh Bayley	20/07/2009	York, City of	Labour	Signed
George Howarth	20/07/2009	Knowsley North & Sefton East	Labour	Signed
Gwyn Prosser	21/07/2009	Dover	Labour	Signed
Robert Marshall-Andrews	21/07/2009	Medway	Labour	Signed
Ian Cawsey	21/07/2009	Brigg & Goole	Labour	Signed
Paul Farrelly	21/07/2009	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Labour	Signed
David Hamilton	21/07/2009	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Mark Pritchard	21/07/2009	Wrekin, The	Conservative	Signed
Michael Meacher	12/10/2009	Oldham West & Royton	Labour	Signed
Andrew MacKay	12/10/2009	Bracknell	Conservative	Signed
Emily Thornberry	13/10/2009	Islington South & Finsbury	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Browne	13/10/2009	Taunton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dari Taylor	13/10/2009	Stockton South	Labour	Signed
John Grogan	13/10/2009	Selby	Labour	Signed
David Amess	13/10/2009	Southend West	Conservative	Signed
Paul Flynn	13/10/2009	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Ian Davidson	13/10/2009	Glasgow South West	Labour	Signed
Austin Mitchell	13/10/2009	Great Grimsby	Labour	Signed
Sally Keeble	13/10/2009	Northampton North	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	13/10/2009	Luton North	Labour	Signed
David Heyes	13/10/2009	Ashton-under-Lyne	Labour	Signed
Tom Harris	13/10/2009	Glasgow South	Labour	Signed
Geraldine Smith	13/10/2009	Morecambe & Lunesdale	Labour	Signed
Jim Sheridan	13/10/2009	Paisley & Renfrewshire North	Labour	Signed
Angus Robertson	13/10/2009	Moray	Scottish National Party	Signed
Anne Moffat	13/10/2009	East Lothian	Labour	Signed
Parmjit Dhanda	13/10/2009	Gloucester	Labour	Signed
Dai Davies	15/10/2009	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
Janet Anderson	26/10/2009	Rossendale & Darwen	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	26/10/2009	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Cairns	03/11/2009	Inverclyde	Labour	Signed
Paul Burstow	11/11/2009	Sutton & Cheam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	Unknown			Withdrawn
John Bercow	Unknown			Withdrawn
John Heppell	Unknown			Withdrawn

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