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Supermarket Labelling Of Meat

EDM number 279 in 2009-10, proposed by Timothy Farron on 30/11/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Food.

That this House notes that currently most fresh meat produce is labelled to include its source of origin; expresses concern that a similar standard of labelling is not as strictly enforced in the case of ready meals which include processed meat; notes that it is permissable for meat and other products to be produced overseas, imported to the UK and processed then labelled as British; further notes that actual British meat to be of a very high standard, and that British animal welfare standards are some of the best in the world; regrets that those purchasing products containing processed meat may be misled by incorrect labelling into purchasing an inferior product; calls on the Government to close this loophole; and further calls on supermarkets and other retailers to exceed the prescription of law by ensuring that only produce that has been produced in the United Kingdom is labelled as British.

This motion has been signed by a total of 53 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tim Farron30/11/2009Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratProposed
Lindsay Hoyle30/11/2009ChorleyLabourSeconded
Bob Russell30/11/2009ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley30/11/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Bob Spink30/11/2009Castle PointIndependentSeconded
David Taylor01/12/2009North West LeicestershireLabourWithdrawn
David Drew01/12/2009StroudLabourSeconded
Stephen Williams01/12/2009Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George01/12/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Dismore01/12/2009HendonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn01/12/2009Islington NorthLabourSigned
Martin Caton01/12/2009GowerLabourSigned
Nick Harvey01/12/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Holmes02/12/2009ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones02/12/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
William McCrea02/12/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
Ann Cryer02/12/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Janet Dean02/12/2009BurtonLabourSigned
Andrew Pelling02/12/2009Croydon CentralIndependentSigned
John Pugh03/12/2009SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming03/12/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson03/12/2009East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech07/12/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams07/12/2009ConwyLabourSigned
Eric Illsley07/12/2009Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Marsha Singh07/12/2009Bradford WestLabourSigned
Mike Hancock07/12/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed08/12/2009South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Gregory Campbell08/12/2009East LondonderryDUPSigned
Ian Cawsey08/12/2009Brigg and GooleLabourSigned
Norman Baker08/12/2009LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Danny Alexander08/12/2009Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Williams08/12/2009CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
David Simpson09/12/2009Upper BannDUPSigned
Kelvin Hopkins09/12/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
Elliot Morley09/12/2009ScunthorpeLabourSigned
Denis Murphy09/12/2009WansbeckLabourSigned
Mark Hunter09/12/2009CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Iris Robinson10/12/2009StrangfordDUPWithdrawn
Brian Jenkins10/12/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis10/12/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Sandra Gidley15/12/2009RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
John Mason15/12/2009Glasgow EastScottish National PartySigned
Simon Hughes16/12/2009North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Moore16/12/2009Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkLiberal DemocratSigned
Julia Goldsworthy16/12/2009Falmouth and CamborneLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris McCafferty05/01/2010Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Alan Simpson07/01/2010Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington19/01/2010Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Kim Howells20/01/2010PontypriddLabourSigned
Edward Davey21/01/2010Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Mulholland28/01/2010Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Cousins23/02/2010Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourSigned

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