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Real Bread week campaign

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1523: tabled on 22 February 2021

Tabled in the 2019-21 session.

This motion has been signed by 32 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House celebrates Real Bread Week and the recent upsurge in interest in traditional baking methods; welcomes the role of many small and medium sized bakeries across the UK in providing quality and choice for their customers; regrets that commercial pressures have too often led to the inclusion of so-called processing aids and other additives in mass-produced baked goods; further regrets that pressure exerted by retailers on suppliers has seen a general deskilling of the workforce and race to the bottom in the pay and conditions of those employed in the baking industry; is concerned about the implications of automation in further limiting the volume and quality of jobs in the sector; believes that consumers and workers alike benefit from the production methods in the baking of Real Bread, made with healthy, natural ingredients; and therefore calls on the UK government to introduce a new Honest Crust Act to ensure clear and accurate labelling of baked products, and to invest in the ability of businesses of all sizes to further develop skills and well-paid employment opportunities in the sector.

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.

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

Antoniazzi, Tonia
Labour
Signed on 23 February 2021
Gower
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 23 February 2021
Strangford
Mishra, Navendu
Labour
Signed on 23 February 2021
Stockport
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 23 February 2021
Hayes and Harlington
Hopkins, Rachel
Labour
Signed on 23 February 2021
Luton South
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on 23 February 2021
Islington North
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 23 February 2021
Easington
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on 24 February 2021
Liverpool, West Derby
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 February 2021
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on 24 February 2021
Jarrow
Grant, Peter
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 February 2021
Glenrothes
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on 24 February 2021
Liverpool, Wavertree
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on 24 February 2021
Leicester East
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on 24 February 2021
Wansbeck
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on 1 March 2021
Leeds East
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma
Labour
Signed on 2 March 2021
South Shields
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 2 March 2021
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Olney, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 11 March 2021
Richmond Park
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on 15 March 2021
Streatham
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on 18 March 2021
Hemsworth
Wilson, Munira
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 April 2021
Twickenham
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 April 2021
Edinburgh West
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 April 2021
Glasgow North
Cooper, Daisy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 20 April 2021
St Albans
Chamberlain, Wendy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 21 April 2021
North East Fife
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on 11 May 2021
Brighton, Kemptown

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.