Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lindsay Hoyle (Labour), on Thursday, 10 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 30 members in total.

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LOCAL FARMERS' POLICY

That this House calls for the launch of local food procurement policies to be imposed on supermarkets, schools, universities and hospitals; further calls on the Government to encourage supermarkets to commit themselves to local competition policies to promote local self-reliance, regeneration of local communities and sustainable local economy; further calls for taxes on supermarket food to be based on the road and air miles that stock travels to encourage local sourcing; and notes that the current supermarket code of practice requires legal strengthening by the appointment of an independent ombudsman to secure and regulate fair trade between supermarkets and local suppliers.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2018 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

Martin Caton

Jeremy Corbyn

David Crausby

Nigel Evans

David Leslie Taylor

Subjects

Codes of practice Competition Food Procurement Supermarkets

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk