Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Liam Fox (Conservative), on Wednesday, 5 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 41 members in total.

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TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINAL PRODUCTS DIRECTIVE

That this House notes that the Traditional Medicinal products Directive continues to make progress towards ratification in the EU; expresses its concern that the directive will impose substantial and sometimes unaffordable costs upon manufacturers; notes that Britain has many successful smaller manufacturers whose future may be jeopardised by the Directive; further notes that any new restrictions upon consumers will simply mean that products are bought via the internet from overseas suppliers whose quality monitoring may not meet standards currently in place in this country; and calls upon the government to ensure that the Directive is not permitted to pass in a form that puts well-managed smaller manufacturers out of business and reduces choice to consumers.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1872 

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Consumers Costs Internet EU action Manufacturing industries Small businesses Herbal medicine

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk