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Defence Of The British Sausage

EDM number 885 in 1990-91, proposed by Michael Colvin on 23/05/1991.

That this House is concerned with the way in which the European Commission is drafting a range of food legislation which discriminates against many foods which have been enjoyed in the United Kingdom for many years including minced meat, the British sausage, and flavoured crisps; insists that none of these present a danger to health when properly prepared; recognises that much of this legislation is drafted with far greater thought for the interests of the Commission itself and for powerful European producer lobbies in other member states than for the United Kingdom consumer; and urges Her Majesty's Government to take all necessary steps to bring about a more equitable system for making European legislation by ensuring that the views of food manufacturers, retailers and consumers are balanced against those of the Commission.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Michael Colvin23/05/1991Romsey and WatersideProposed
Tom Pendry23/05/1991Stalybridge & HydeSigned
Colin Shepherd23/05/1991HerefordSigned
Simon Coombs23/05/1991SwindonSigned
George Galloway23/05/1991Glasgow HillheadSigned
William Powell04/06/1991CorbySigned
Alan Meale05/06/1991MansfieldSigned
Dennis Turner05/06/1991Wolverhampton South EastSigned
Bill Walker05/06/1991North TaysideSigned
Ivan Lawrence06/06/1991BurtonSigned
John Cummings06/06/1991EasingtonSigned
Peter Hardy10/06/1991WentworthSigned
Derek Conway10/06/1991Shrewsbury & AtchamSigned
James Kilfedder17/06/1991North DownSigned
Richard Alexander17/06/1991NewarkSigned
Gwyneth Dunwoody17/06/1991Crewe & NantwichSigned
Geraint Howells18/06/1991Ceredigion and Pembroke NorthSigned
Ian Bruce20/06/1991South DorsetSigned
Nicholas Bonsor21/06/1991UpminsterSigned
Frank Cook25/06/1991Stockton NorthSigned
Teddy Taylor26/06/1991Southend EastSigned
Donald Thompson26/06/1991Calder ValleySigned
Tim Rathbone02/07/1991LewesSigned
John McWilliam02/07/1991BlaydonSigned
Roland Boyes11/07/1991Houghton and WashingtonSigned
Tommy Graham17/07/1991Renfrew West and InverclydeSigned
Roy Beggs24/07/1991East AntrimSigned

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