Locally Brewed Beers In Supermarkets

EDM number 1681 in 2006-07, proposed by Martin Horwood on 13/06/2007.

That this House notes that, despite the fact that 90 per cent. of the UK's local brewers produce bottled beers, most wholesalers do not offer locally sourced products on a regular basis; further notes that low buying prices and lack of flexibility from supermarkets prevent many local brewers from gaining access to increased sales through local supermarkets; therefore commends the commitment of Waitrose to work with local brewers to stock local beers in all its stores; and urges all other supermarket chains to follow this example and commit to stocking a range of locally brewed beers.

This motion has been signed by a total of 63 MPs.