Folic Acid Fortification (EDM989)

Folic Acid Fortification

EDM number 989 in 2001-02, proposed by HELEN CLARK on 12/03/2002.

That this House urges the Government to bring to the UK population the health benefits of increased folic acid consumption, through the fortification of flour with this vitamin, which is already available in the United States and Canada as a result of British research; recognises that this simple measure would not only reduce the incidence of spina bifida, but could also reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes and help prevent Alzheimer's Disease throughout the population; expects the Food Standards Agency to act urgently in recommending measures to the Department of Health for the implementation of flour fortification, in line with the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy report of January 2000; and congratulates the Association of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus on its continuing campaign to highlight the benefits of folic acid fortification in the UK.

This motion has been signed by a total of 38 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Helen Clark	12/03/2002	Peterborough	Labour	Proposed
Iris Robinson	12/03/2002	Strangford	DUP	Signed
Howard Stoate	12/03/2002	Dartford	Labour	Signed
David Amess	12/03/2002	Southend West	Conservative	Signed
Sandra Gidley	12/03/2002	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Dowd	12/03/2002	Lewisham West	Labour	Signed
Russell Brown	12/03/2002	Dumfries	Labour	Signed
Chris Ruane	12/03/2002	Vale of Clwyd	Labour	Signed
Bob Russell	13/03/2002	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Simpson	13/03/2002	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Bob Spink	13/03/2002	Castle Point	Conservative	Signed
Alistair Carmichael	13/03/2002	Orkney & Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeff Ennis	13/03/2002	Barnsley East & Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Annabelle Ewing	13/03/2002	Perth	Scottish National Party	Signed
Jane Griffiths	13/03/2002	Reading East	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	13/03/2002	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Desmond Turner	13/03/2002	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Jenny Tonge	14/03/2002	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ian Davidson	14/03/2002	Glasgow, Pollok	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Mark Lazarowicz	14/03/2002	Edinburgh North & Leith	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Evan Harris	14/03/2002	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Syd Rapson	14/03/2002	Portsmouth North	Labour	Signed
Alice Mahon	14/03/2002	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Vera Baird	18/03/2002	Redcar	Labour	Signed
John Barrett	18/03/2002	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Betty Williams	18/03/2002	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Harry Barnes	19/03/2002	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
John McWilliam	19/03/2002	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Rob Marris	19/03/2002	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Nigel Jones	19/03/2002	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Chris McCafferty	20/03/2002	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Win Griffiths	20/03/2002	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
Harold Best	20/03/2002	Leeds North West	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	20/03/2002	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Lady Hermon	21/03/2002	North Down	UUP	Signed
Edward Davey	21/03/2002	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Doug Naysmith	03/04/2002	Bristol North West	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Martyn Jones	Unknown			Withdrawn

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