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Taxation And Tobacco

EDM number 1933 in 2006-07, proposed by David Taylor on 17/07/2007.

That this House recognises taxation to be an effective tool in reducing smoking rates; regrets that the increases in cigarette tax since 2001 have only been in line with inflation and that the reduction in VAT on nicotine replacement treatments announced in the Budget expires in March 2008; is alarmed by the journal Addiction's conclusion that the number of UK smokers is only declining by 0.4 per cent. per year; notes the UK smoking population of 12 million; and calls upon the Government to devise the appropriate mixture of tax increases on tobacco products and concessions on the cost of anti-smoking aids in order to increase the number of people giving up smoking for life.

This motion has been signed by a total of 29 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Taylor17/07/2007North West LeicestershireLabourProposed
John Robertson17/07/2007Glasgow North WestLabourSeconded
Kevin Barron17/07/2007Rother ValleyLabourSeconded
Bob Russell17/07/2007ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Drew17/07/2007StroudLabourSeconded
Jim Dobbin18/07/2007Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
Gordon Prentice18/07/2007PendleLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins18/07/2007Luton NorthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones18/07/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell18/07/2007Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Gregory Campbell18/07/2007East LondonderryDUPSigned
Andrew Dismore18/07/2007HendonLabourSigned
Mike Hancock18/07/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Williams18/07/2007Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson19/07/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Martin Caton19/07/2007GowerLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty19/07/2007Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Ann Cryer23/07/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Andrew George23/07/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
John Austin23/07/2007Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Betty Williams23/07/2007ConwyLabourSigned
Sammy Wilson23/07/2007East AntrimDUPSigned
Colin Breed24/07/2007South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis24/07/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
John Leech24/07/2007Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Devine24/07/2007LivingstonLabourSigned
Julie Morgan25/07/2007Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
John McDonnell25/07/2007Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith25/07/2007Bristol North WestLabourSigned

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