Soft Drinks Tax (EDM1101)

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.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Keith Vaz	26/02/2013	Leicester East	Labour	Proposed
Alan Meale	26/02/2013	Mansfield	Labour	Seconded
Jeremy Corbyn	26/02/2013	Islington North	Labour	Seconded
Mark Durkan	26/02/2013	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Seconded
Jim Shannon	27/02/2013	Strangford	DUP	Seconded
Kelvin Hopkins	27/02/2013	Luton North	Labour	Seconded
Katy Clark	27/02/2013	North Ayrshire and Arran	Labour	Signed
Yasmin Qureshi	27/02/2013	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Virendra Sharma	27/02/2013	Ealing, Southall	Labour	Signed
Jim Dobbin	27/02/2013	Heywood and Middleton	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	27/02/2013	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Margaret Ritchie	27/02/2013	South Down	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Martin Caton	28/02/2013	Gower	Labour	Signed
George Galloway	28/02/2013	Bradford West	Respect	Signed
Mike Hancock	04/03/2013	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Caroline Lucas	05/03/2013	Brighton, Pavilion	Green	Signed
Hywel Francis	05/03/2013	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
Valerie Vaz	12/03/2013	Walsall South	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Roy	21/03/2013	Glenrothes	Labour	Signed

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