Repeal Of The Pedlars Act 1871 (EDM419)

Repeal Of The Pedlars Act 1871

EDM number 419 in 2002-03, proposed by Brian Cotter on 18/12/2002.

That this House recognises that the Pedlars Act 1871 is both unworkable and confusing; notes that it fails to provide adequate protection to consumers purchasing goods from those trading fraudulently under a false pedlar's licence and allows rogue traders to trade at ease at large public events such as local carnivals; further notes the it is impossible for the police to enforce the Act due to lack of manpower and the puzzling nature of the Act; and calls on the Government to consult upon the possibility of reforming the 1871 Act and granting local authorities the power to license and control trading that takes place within its own area.

This motion has been signed by a total of 45 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Brian Cotter	18/12/2002	Weston-Super-Mare	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Stephen Pound	18/12/2002	Ealing North	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	18/12/2002	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	18/12/2002	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Paul Tyler	18/12/2002	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jenny Tonge	18/12/2002	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Peter Bottomley	18/12/2002	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
John Barrett	18/12/2002	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Austin	18/12/2002	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	18/12/2002	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jane Griffiths	18/12/2002	Reading East	Labour	Signed
Matthew Green	18/12/2002	Ludlow	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew George	18/12/2002	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Don Foster	18/12/2002	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Flynn	18/12/2002	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	18/12/2002	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	18/12/2002	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Bob Russell	18/12/2002	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Simpson	18/12/2002	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
David Heath	18/12/2002	Somerton & Frome	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Holmes	18/12/2002	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	18/12/2002	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	18/12/2002	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Nigel Jones	18/12/2002	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gordon Marsden	18/12/2002	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
Paul Marsden	18/12/2002	Shrewsbury & Atcham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Olner	18/12/2002	Nuneaton	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	18/12/2002	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	18/12/2002	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Sue Doughty	18/12/2002	Guildford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	18/12/2002	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Harry Barnes	19/12/2002	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Paul Burstow	19/12/2002	Sutton & Cheam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kevin McNamara	19/12/2002	Kingston upon Hull North	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	19/12/2002	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	07/01/2003	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	08/01/2003	Gower	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	09/01/2003	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
John Cummings	09/01/2003	Easington	Labour	Signed
Harold Best	09/01/2003	Leeds North West	Labour	Signed
Rob Marris	15/01/2003	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	15/01/2003	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	21/01/2003	Burton	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	28/01/2003	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Jon Cruddas	29/01/2003	Dagenham	Labour	Signed

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