Early Day Motions

FOOD MILES

EDM (Early Day Motion) 148: tabled on 07 November 2007

Tabled in the 2007-08 session.

This motion has been signed by 51 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House notes with concern that carbon dioxide emissions from food transport for UK consumption increased by five per cent. last year; further notes that imports by air increased by 31 per cent. in 2006, equivalent to 65,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide; believes that the British farming industry and British consumers can play a key role in reducing food miles; calls on the Government to facilitate this by introducing country of origin food labelling; and urges public bodies to do everything they can within EU rules to source food for schools, hospitals and other public institutions locally.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Paice, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2007
South East Cambridgeshire
Primary
Ainsworth, Mr Peter
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2007
East Surrey
Wiggin, Bill
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2007
Leominster
Barker, Gregory
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2007
Bexhill and Battle
McIntosh, Miss Anne
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2007
Vale of York
Benyon, Mr Richard
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2007
Newbury

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Baldry, Tony
Conservative
Signed on 13 November 2007
Banbury
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 8 November 2007
Worthing West
Breed, Mr Colin
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 8 November 2007
South East Cornwall
Caton, Mr Martin
Labour
Signed on 14 November 2007
Gower
Conway, Derek
Conservative
Signed on 13 November 2007
Old Bexley and Sidcup
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on 13 November 2007
Islington North
Cryer, Mrs Ann
Labour
Signed on 19 November 2007
Keighley
Davies, Dai
Independent
Signed on 13 November 2007
Blaenau Gwent
Dean, Mrs Janet
Labour
Signed on 14 November 2007
Burton
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 1 May 2008
Belfast North
Drew, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 13 November 2007
Stroud
Etherington, Bill
Labour
Signed on 22 November 2007
Sunderland North
Foster, Michael Jabez
Labour
Signed on 13 November 2007
Hastings and Rye
Fraser, Mr Christopher
Conservative
Signed on 28 November 2007
South West Norfolk
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 21 November 2007
Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath
Hancock, Mr Mike
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 November 2007
Portsmouth South
Harper, Mr Mark
Conservative
Signed on 14 July 2008
Forest of Dean
Hendry, Charles
Conservative
Signed on 23 April 2008
Wealden
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 12 November 2007
Luton North
Horam, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 20 November 2007
Orpington
Jenkins, Mr Brian
Labour
Signed on 21 November 2007
Tamworth
Jones, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2007
Clwyd West
Jones, Lynne
Labour
Signed on 12 November 2007
Birmingham, Selly Oak
Key, Robert
Conservative
Signed on 13 November 2007
Salisbury
Lancaster, Mr Mark
Conservative
Signed on 13 November 2007
North East Milton Keynes
Leech, Mr John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 21 November 2007
Manchester, Withington
Loughton, Tim
Conservative
Signed on 13 November 2007
East Worthing and Shoreham
Luff, Peter
Conservative
Signed on 13 November 2007
Mid Worcestershire
Maclean, David
Conservative
Signed on 13 November 2007
Penrith and The Border
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 11 December 2007
Hayes and Harlington
Meale, Mr Alan
Labour
Signed on 13 November 2007
Mansfield
Moss, Mr Malcolm
Conservative
Signed on 14 November 2007
North East Cambridgeshire
Naysmith, Dr Doug
Labour
Signed on 14 November 2007
Bristol North West
Penning, Mike
Conservative
Signed on 14 November 2007
Hemel Hempstead
Pritchard, Mark
Conservative
Signed on 19 November 2007
The Wrekin
Rosindell, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 28 November 2007
Romford
Selous, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 7 January 2008
South West Bedfordshire
Simpson, Alan
Labour
Signed on 15 November 2007
Nottingham South
Spink, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 10 December 2007
Castle Point
Taylor, David
Labour
Signed on 12 November 2007
North West Leicestershire
Vis, Dr Rudi
Labour
Signed on 8 November 2007
Finchley and Golders Green
Williams, Stephen
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 15 November 2007
Bristol West
Winterton, Sir Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2007
Macclesfield
Wright, Jeremy
Conservative
Signed on 31 January 2008
Rugby and Kenilworth
Younger-Ross, Richard
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 22 November 2007
Teignbridge

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.