Argos Ltd

EDM number 2167 in 2010-12, proposed by Robert Halfon on 12/09/2011.
Categorised under the topics of Companies, Diseases and Health services.

That this House notes recent unfair criticism of Argos; believes that Argos is a great British company employing over 33,000 people and contributing 4.3 billion in sales to the UK economy, including two major sites in Harlow; welcomes the fact that Argos funds the Teenage Cancer Trust, which helps the NHS to provide vital treatment to all teenagers suffering from cancer; further notes that Argos has over 700 stores, serving over 130 million customers a year, with another 20 stores opening in 2011 (creating many hundreds ofnew jobs); and further notes that 18 million UK households, or around two thirds of the population have an Argos catalogue at home at any one time.

This motion has been signed by a total of 3 MPs.