Shop Local

EDM number 303 in 2009-10, proposed by Gordon Prentice on 01/12/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Service industries.

That this House notes that Mr Andrew Stephenson, the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Pendle, is using his Pendle Matters newspaper to urge people to shop local; regrets that Pendle Matters, which has been delivered free by Royal Mail to all 37,000 households in Pendle for the last three years, is printed in Guildford, Surrey; applauds Mr Stephenson's view that there are in Pendle many fantastic local independent retailers, offering great goods and services and that if we don't use them we will lose them; is bemused by Mr Stephenson's statement that he has been unable to find a printer in Burnley or in Pendle whose estimate is even close to what he is currently being charged; believes that the solution is for Mr Stephenson to disclose how much he pays for his publication and for him to invite all local printers to respond with better quality and price offers; further notes that there are over 20 printing companies in the Pendle and Burnley area; and invites Mr Stephenson to shop locally and to contact each one to get a quote.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.