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Introduction Of Progressive Beer Duty

EDM number 949 in 2001-02, proposed by Norman Baker on 06/03/2002.

That this House notes with concern that over 80 per cent. of the beer brewing market is dominated and concentrated in the hands of four national brewers, Scottish Courage, Bass, Whitbread and Carlsberg-Tetley; notes that many craft breweries are at a major competitive disadvantage and are going out of business at an alarming rate; notes the positive effect that the introduction of progressive beer duty will have on the survival and growth of local small craft breweries; further notes that progressive beer duty will help ensure employment creation, encourage competition, encourage choice and stimulate the growth of related industries; notes that unlike other European markets where progressive beer duty exists, the UK duty regime has failed to adapt to changes in the market; notes that the introduction of progressive beer duty will cost the Exchequer ú6 million per annum and will help nearly 300 micro-breweries that each employ under 10 staff; and calls on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to consider the possibility of introducing progressive beer duty on a sliding scale for very small craft breweries producing annually under 30,000 hectolitres of beer, as well as introducing a floor of 5,000 hectolitres below which duty will not be charged.

This motion has been signed by a total of 134 MPs, 17 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Norman Baker06/03/2002LewesLiberal DemocratProposed
Kerry Pollard06/03/2002St AlbansLabourSigned
Nick Palmer06/03/2002BroxtoweLabourSigned
Stephen Pound06/03/2002Ealing NorthLabourSigned
Gordon Prentice06/03/2002PendleLabourSigned
Gwyn Prosser06/03/2002DoverLabourSigned
Christine Russell06/03/2002Chester, City ofLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders06/03/2002TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Jonathan R Shaw06/03/2002Chatham & AylesfordLabourSigned
Alan Simpson06/03/2002Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Marsha Singh06/03/2002Bradford WestLabourSigned
Michael Spicer06/03/2002West WorcestershireConservativeSigned
Evan Harris06/03/2002Oxford West & AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey06/03/2002North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Heath06/03/2002Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Hesford06/03/2002Wirral WestLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins06/03/2002Luton NorthLabourSigned
Alan Hurst06/03/2002BraintreeLabourSigned
Brian Iddon06/03/2002Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Helen Jones06/03/2002Warrington NorthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones06/03/2002Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Alan Keen06/03/2002Feltham & HestonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Paul Keetch06/03/2002HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Piara S Khabra06/03/2002Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
David Kidney06/03/2002StaffordLabourSigned
Archy Kirkwood06/03/2002Roxburgh & BerwickshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Laxton06/03/2002Derby NorthLabourSigned
Terry Lewis06/03/2002WorsleyLabourSigned
Alice Mahon06/03/2002HalifaxLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden06/03/2002Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Michael Mates06/03/2002East HampshireConservativeSigned
Stephen McCabe06/03/2002Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
John McDonnell06/03/2002Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara06/03/2002Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Austin Mitchell06/03/2002Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Michael Moore06/03/2002Tweeddale, Ettrick & LauderdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris Mullin06/03/2002Sunderland SouthLabourSigned
Denis Murphy06/03/2002WansbeckLabourSigned
Martin O'Neill06/03/2002OchilLabourSigned
Diana Organ06/03/2002Forest of DeanLabourSigned
Tom Brake06/03/2002Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed06/03/2002South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Vincent Cable06/03/2002TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Ronnie Campbell06/03/2002Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Martin Caton06/03/2002GowerLabourSigned
David Chaytor06/03/2002Bury NorthLabourSigned
Michael Clapham06/03/2002Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Iain Coleman06/03/2002Hammersmith & FulhamLabourSigned
Brian Cotter06/03/2002Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer06/03/2002KeighleyLabourSigned
John Cryer06/03/2002HornchurchLabourSigned
John Cummings06/03/2002EasingtonLabourSigned
Ian Davidson06/03/2002Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
Andrew Dismore06/03/2002HendonLabourSigned
Clive Efford06/03/2002ElthamLabourSigned
Bill Etherington06/03/2002Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Don Foster06/03/2002BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George06/03/2002St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Bruce George06/03/2002Walsall SouthLabourSigned
Jane Griffiths06/03/2002Reading EastLabourSigned
Mike Hancock06/03/2002Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
John Austin06/03/2002Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Tony Baldry06/03/2002BanburyConservativeSigned
Harry Barnes06/03/2002North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Roy Beggs06/03/2002East AntrimUUPSigned
Harold Best06/03/2002Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Gerry Steinberg06/03/2002Durham, City ofLabourSigned
Ian Stewart06/03/2002EcclesLabourSigned
David Taylor06/03/2002North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Mark Todd06/03/2002South DerbyshireLabourSigned
Desmond Turner06/03/2002Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Paul Tyler06/03/2002North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Joan Walley06/03/2002Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
Robert Wareing06/03/2002Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Brian White06/03/2002North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Phil Willis06/03/2002Harrogate & KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Nicholas Winterton06/03/2002MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Shaun Woodward06/03/2002St Helens SouthLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt06/03/2002Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Syd Rapson07/03/2002Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Bob Russell07/03/2002ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Ashok Kumar07/03/2002Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
David Lepper07/03/2002Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Elfyn Llwyd07/03/2002Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Russell Brown07/03/2002DumfriesLabourSigned
Alistair Carmichael07/03/2002Orkney & ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Cox07/03/2002TootingLabourSigned
Huw Edwards07/03/2002MonmouthLabourSigned
Win Griffiths07/03/2002BridgendLabourSigned
Martyn Jones08/03/2002Clwyd SouthLabourSigned
Janet Dean08/03/2002BurtonLabourSigned
Sandra Gidley08/03/2002RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Matthew Green08/03/2002LudlowLiberal DemocratSigned
John Pugh11/03/2002SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Spink11/03/2002Castle PointConservativeSigned
Paul Holmes11/03/2002ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Pike12/03/2002BurnleyLabourSigned
Lady Hermon12/03/2002North DownUUPSigned
Joan Humble12/03/2002Blackpool North & FleetwoodLabourSigned
Paul Marsden12/03/2002Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Annette Brooke12/03/2002Mid Dorset & North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Terry Davis12/03/2002Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara13/03/2002Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Paul Flynn13/03/2002Newport WestLabourSigned
Simon Thomas13/03/2002CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
Sue Doughty14/03/2002GuildfordLiberal DemocratSigned
David Hamilton14/03/2002MidlothianLabourSigned
Rob Marris19/03/2002Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
David Heyes20/03/2002Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Greg Pope21/03/2002HyndburnLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith03/04/2002Bristol North WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
Tony McWalter11/04/2002Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
David Borrow15/04/2002South RibbleLabourSigned
Adam Price23/04/2002Carmarthen East & DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Tony Clarke08/05/2002Northampton SouthLabourSigned
Patrick Hall08/05/2002BedfordLabourSigned
Joe Benton19/06/2002BootleLabourSigned
Colin PickthallUnknownWithdrawn
Lawrie QuinnUnknownWithdrawn
Bill RammellUnknownWithdrawn
Ivan HendersonUnknownWithdrawn
Eric IllsleyUnknownWithdrawn
Stephen LadymanUnknownWithdrawn
Martin LintonUnknownWithdrawn
Graham BradyUnknownWithdrawn
Alan CampbellUnknownWithdrawn
Harry CohenUnknownWithdrawn
Jim DobbinUnknownWithdrawn
Michael Jabez FosterUnknownWithdrawn
Bob BlizzardUnknownWithdrawn
Crispin BluntUnknownWithdrawn
Jenny TongeUnknownWithdrawn
Rudi VisUnknownWithdrawn
Gregory BarkerUnknownWithdrawn

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