Farm Tax
EDM number 751 in 2001-02, proposed by Paul Flynn on 29/01/2002.
That this House notes that farm subsidies cost the average family ú450 in the year 2000 and that the Consumers' Association reports that a basket of food costs ú85 in the United Kingdom and ú39 in New Zealand following the abolition of farm subsidies there; and calls for an end of the dependency culture of British farming by phasing out subsidies and ending the double whammy suffered by British taxpayers of high prices and a punitive farm tax.
This motion has been signed by a total of 9 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Flynn | 29/01/2002 | Newport West | Labour | Proposed |
| Stephen Hepburn | 30/01/2002 | Jarrow | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 30/01/2002 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Vincent Cable | 30/01/2002 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ian Davidson | 31/01/2002 | Glasgow, Pollok | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 31/01/2002 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
| Paddy Tipping | 31/01/2002 | Sherwood | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Cox | 01/02/2002 | Tooting | Labour | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 13/02/2002 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
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