THE CO-OPERATIVE GROUP AND RESPONSIBLE RETAILING

Early day motion 1215, tabled 18 May 2004 by Adrian Bailey (Labour/Co-operative). Signed by 61 members.

That this House welcomes the publication of the Co-operative Group's report, Shopping with Attitude, the biggest independent consumer study into the ethics of the food industry; notes that out of nearly 30,000 consumers who were questioned by NOP, on a range of issues, from animal welfare and Third World exploitation to dishonest marketing and the use of unnatural additives to boost sales, it was found that six in 10 shoppers are ready to boycott goods that are ethically unsound, and that nine in 10 want tougher monitoring of retailers and industry on ethical issues; and congratulates the Co-operative Group on continuing to take the lead on environmental issues.

Signatures by party: Labour 34, Labour/Co-operative 14, Liberal Democrat 6, Scottish National Party 3, Plaid Cymru 2, DUP 1, UUP 1.