COUNTERFEITING AND PIRACY

Early day motion 1147, tabled 13 November 2000 by Paul Marsden (Labour). Signed by 32 members.

That this House notes that counterfeiting and piracy cost UK industry ú8.19 billion in 1999, according to a recent survey by the Alliance Against Counterfeiting and Piracy; further notes that this translates into a ú1.36 billion loss of tax revenues for Her Majesty's Treasury; and calls upon the Government to introduce legislation as a matter of urgency to stiffen the penalties for intellectual property theft and make it easier to secure convictions.

Signatures by party: Labour 15, Liberal Democrat 12, Conservative 3, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.