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Soft Drinks Tax

EDM number 1101 in 2012-13, proposed by Keith Vaz on 26/02/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Consumers, Food, Manufacturing industries, Obesity and Taxation.

That this House welcomes the report by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges calling for an introduction of a 20 per cent tax on the sale of soft drinks and more advice for parents on the costs of high calorie food; notes the 10 point plan recommended by the report to reduce the 5.1 billion obesity cost to the NHS; recognises that the soft drink industry must take responsibility for the effect of its products on the nation's health; and calls on the Government to take immediate action by introducing a tax on soft drinks and legislation to reduce the amount of sugar, salt and fat in food and drinks.

This motion has been signed by a total of 19 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Keith Vaz26/02/2013Leicester EastLabourProposed
Alan Meale26/02/2013MansfieldLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn26/02/2013Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Mark Durkan26/02/2013FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Jim Shannon27/02/2013StrangfordDUPSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins27/02/2013Luton NorthLabourSeconded
Katy Clark27/02/2013North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Yasmin Qureshi27/02/2013Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Virendra Sharma27/02/2013Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin27/02/2013Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell27/02/2013Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Margaret Ritchie27/02/2013South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Martin Caton28/02/2013GowerLabourSigned
George Galloway28/02/2013Bradford WestRespectSigned
Mike Hancock04/03/2013Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Caroline Lucas05/03/2013Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
Hywel Francis05/03/2013AberavonLabourSigned
Valerie Vaz12/03/2013Walsall SouthLabourSigned
Lindsay Roy21/03/2013GlenrothesLabourSigned

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