Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Michael Moore (Liberal Democrat), on Tuesday, 9 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 83 members in total.

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FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 2010

That this House welcomes Fairtrade Fortnight from 22 February to 7 March 2010 and this year's Big Swap theme; commends the work of schools, churches and community groups across the country in promoting Fairtrade Fortnight; congratulates progress made by the Fairtrade Foundation in the UK with sales of Fairtrade products reaching ??712 million in 2008; notes recent progress in bringing Fairtrade into the mainstream with significant brand names, including KitKat, Dairy Milk, Tate and Lyle, Sainsburys and the Co-op, now exclusively sourcing Fairtrade-certified chocolate, sugar, tea and coffee; and calls on all relevant UK businesses to follow the example of these industry leaders, and to procure relevant goods from Fairtrade-certified sources.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

840 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Lord Bruce of Bennachie

Peter Bottomley

Ann Cryer

Andrew Pelling

Robert Smith

Subjects

Developing countries Trade

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk