Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Stephen Twigg (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Thursday, 17 December 1998, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 54 members in total.

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FAIRTRADE COFFEE CHALLENGE

That this House congratulates the Fairtrade Foundation for its work in protecting the basic rights of overseas workers who are producing goods for sale in the United Kingdom; welcomes the Co-operative Bank's Fairtrade Coffee Challenge which ensures that all their employees have the chance to drink Fairtrade marked coffee and further welcomes the decision of many leading British companies to take up this challenge; urges United Kingdom vending companies and contract catering companies to offer Fairtrade marked coffees as part of their range and calls on leading food multinationals to include independently verified Fairtrade products in their range; congratulates the House of Commons Catering Committee's decision to supply Fairtrade coffee; and supports the work of the Secretary of State for International Development in promoting the issue of fair trade.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

153 

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Developing countries Staff Overseas trade Fairtrade Foundation Coffee

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk