Breastfeeding (EDM2158)

Breastfeeding

EDM number 2158 in 2006-07, proposed by Harry Cohen on 19/10/2007.

That this House notes with concern that the UK has one of the lowest rate of breastfeeding in Europe; further notes that the Minister for Public Health is soon to make a decision on Commission Directive 2006/141/EC of 22nd December 2006 on Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula regarding the promotion of formula milks in the UK; and urges the Minister to take this opportunity to implement the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes adopted by the World Health Assembly in 1981 to protect both babies' health and parents' rights to impartial information by effectively prohibiting the advertising of infant formula, fully implement the International Code, and realise objective 7 of the Breastfeeding Manifesto.

This motion has been signed by a total of 41 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Harry Cohen	19/10/2007	Leyton and Wanstead	Labour	Proposed
Emily Thornberry	19/10/2007	Islington South and Finsbury	Labour	Seconded
Doug Naysmith	19/10/2007	Bristol North West	Labour	Seconded
David Lepper	22/10/2007	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour	Seconded
Mike Hancock	22/10/2007	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Andrew George	22/10/2007	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Bob Spink	22/10/2007	Castle Point	Conservative	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	22/10/2007	Islington North	Labour	Signed
David Taylor	22/10/2007	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
Keith Vaz	22/10/2007	Leicester East	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	23/10/2007	Gower	Labour	Signed
Jim Devine	23/10/2007	Livingston	Labour	Signed
Mark Hunter	23/10/2007	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Angus MacNeil	23/10/2007	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Signed
Desmond Turner	23/10/2007	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Derek Conway	23/10/2007	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Lynne Jones	23/10/2007	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	23/10/2007	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Glenda Jackson	24/10/2007	Hampstead and Highgate	Labour	Signed
Mark Williams	24/10/2007	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lee Scott	24/10/2007	Ilford North	Conservative	Signed
Dan Rogerson	24/10/2007	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	24/10/2007	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Rudi Vis	24/10/2007	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	24/10/2007	Burton	Labour	Signed
Gregory Campbell	24/10/2007	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
John McDonnell	24/10/2007	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Joan Humble	24/10/2007	Blackpool North and Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	24/10/2007	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ian Gibson	24/10/2007	Norwich North	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	25/10/2007	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Sharon Hodgson	25/10/2007	Gateshead East and Washington West	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	25/10/2007	Newport West	Labour	Signed
David Drew	25/10/2007	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	25/10/2007	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	25/10/2007	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
John Pugh	25/10/2007	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann Cryer	29/10/2007	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	29/10/2007	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	29/10/2007	Hastings and Rye	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	29/10/2007	Conwy	Labour	Signed

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