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Car Boot Sales

EDM number 736 in 1997-98, proposed by Bob Russell on 03/02/1998.

That this House, in the interests of consumer protection, compliance with laws and regulations, and fairness to established retailers, calls on the Government to bring in legislation to regulate the operation of car boot sales and markets by requiring the operators to keep a daily Register listing the names, addresses and vehicle registration numbers of those selling goods, the register being available for inspection by HM Customs and Excise, VAT, Trading Standards, Environmental Health, the Benefits Agency and the Police.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Russell03/02/1998ColchesterLiberal DemocratProposed
Nigel Jones03/02/1998CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Ken Livingstone04/02/1998Brent EastLabourSigned
Mike Hancock04/02/1998Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley04/02/1998Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Gerry Steinberg04/02/1998Durham, City ofLabourSigned
Matthew Taylor04/02/1998Truro & St AustellLiberal DemocratSigned
John Cryer05/02/1998HornchurchLabourSigned
David Taylor05/02/1998North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Ann Cryer05/02/1998KeighleyLabourSigned
Michael Clapham05/02/1998Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar05/02/1998Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Lynne Jones05/02/1998Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins05/02/1998Luton NorthLabourSigned
Nick Harvey05/02/1998North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Michie09/02/1998Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Rudi Vis09/02/1998Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Jim Marshall10/02/1998Leicester SouthLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders11/02/1998TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Donald Gorrie11/02/1998Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Kevin McNamara12/02/1998Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Tom Brake12/02/1998Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe12/02/1998LeighLabourSigned
Terry Davis11/03/1998Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Andrew George12/03/1998St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Syd Rapson23/03/1998Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned

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