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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Stephen O'Brien (Conservative), on Tuesday, 29 February 2000, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 70 members in total.

ACCURACY IN FOOD LABELLING

That this House, noting the Prime Minister's statement in his speech to the National Farmers' Union of Tuesday 1st February, in which he promised to introduce new labelling guidance to make sure foreign goods are not passed off as British simply because they have been processed in Britain, calls on the Prime Minister and Her Majesty's Government to support and give speedy passage to the Food Labelling Bill introduced by the honourable Member for Eddisbury which would put the full force of the law behind clear, simple and honest labelling, address those very concerns on labelling raised in the Prime Minister's speech and provide for a fair deal on labelling for both consumers and farmers.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

ACCURACY IN FOOD LABELLING (445A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Mark Todd (primary, Labour) and tabled on Wednesday, 1 March 2000. It has been signed by 82 members in total.
after 'House', insert, 'while recognising the need to improve food labelling, notes with concern that the proposals contained in the honourable Member for Eddisbury's Food Labelling Bill contravenes the rules of the European Union single market, and if passed, would lay the UK government open to challenge the European Court of Justice; believes that just as it is wrong for France to flout EU law by banning British beef, it would be wrong for the UK to flout EU law with respect to food labelling; welcomes the new guidance for trading standards officers to crack down on imported products being sold as 'British'; supports the development by the National Farmers' Union and others of a single British produce kite-mark; and strongly endorses the Government's action to date on labelling and its commitment to make further progress at European Union level to improve food labelling with respect to country of origin and method of production.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
445 
445A1 
Session
1999-00
Other sponsors
Tim Yeo
James Paice
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Lord Stunell
Lord Tyler
Subjects
Food Labelling Origin marking Processed food
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk