Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 16 January 2013, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 12 members in total.

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YORKSHIRE BECOMING UK'S FIRST FAIRTRADE REGION

That this House welcomes the success of the Fairtrade Yorkshire campaign in getting Yorkshire and the Humber declared, by the Fairtrade Foundation, as the UK's first-ever Fairtrade Region; further welcomes the Fairtrade Foundation's decision to recognise the Fairtrade credentials of Yorkshire and the Humber by naming it a Fairtrade Region; notes the combined efforts of all the groups and individuals involved in the campaign, bringing together the 39 cities, towns and villages in Yorkshire with Fairtrade campaigns, as well as the schools, universities and faith groups, who have been working to raise the profile of Fairtrade in Yorkshire through dedicated work promoting awareness, raising the profile of fair trading practices and the benefits of buying fairly traded products for customers and producers; and further notes the enthusiasm and support which has grown in the region for Fairtrade, which offers fair prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

935 

Session

2012-13

Other sponsors

Alan Meale

Jeremy Corbyn

Hugh Bayley

John Leech

Virendra Sharma

Subjects

Trade

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk