Super Strength Ciders
EDM number 2820 in 2010-12, proposed by Alan Meale on 05/03/2012.
That this House notes that cider sales in the UK have again risen with 47 per cent. of drinkers now regularly having a glass compared to42 per cent. less than a decade ago and with sales increasing from 1.7 billion in 2006 to 2.4 billion in 2011;is alarmed however by recent evidence that young people in particular are being targeted by the makers of super strength ciders that cause health problems including speeding up the rate of liver cirrhosis; and calls on the Government to heed the advice given by charities and health professionals that there is a need to crack down on such pariah products, which currently benefit from being taxed at only half the amount charged on lager and with take home high-alcohol ciders selling for as little as 16 pence per unit.
This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Alan Meale | 05/03/2012 | Mansfield | Labour | Proposed |
Mark Durkan | 06/03/2012 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Seconded |
Paul Flynn | 06/03/2012 | Newport West | Labour | Seconded |
Peter Bottomley | 06/03/2012 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
Stephen Williams | 06/03/2012 | Bristol West | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Jonathan Edwards | 06/03/2012 | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Seconded |
Jeremy Corbyn | 06/03/2012 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
John Leech | 06/03/2012 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Martin Caton | 06/03/2012 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
John McDonnell | 06/03/2012 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
Kelvin Hopkins | 07/03/2012 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
Ronnie Campbell | 07/03/2012 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
Mike Hancock | 07/03/2012 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Pugh | 08/03/2012 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Tony Lloyd | 13/03/2012 | Manchester Central | Labour | Signed |
Katy Clark | 13/03/2012 | North Ayrshire and Arran | Labour | Signed |
Lady Hermon | 20/03/2012 | North Down | Independent | Signed |
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