FAIR ISLE AND FAIR-TRADE

Early day motion 723, tabled 1 March 2004 by Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 54 members.

That this House congratulates Fair Isle on becoming the UK's first Fairtrade Island; notes that Fairtrade products have been sold on Fair Isle for a decade, that over 40 Fairtrade items are on sale in the island's shop and that Fairtrade products result in a better deal for a producer in the developing world by providing stable prices which cover production costs, along with a premium that is reinvented in the business or social and environmental schemes among the wider community; notes that Fairtrade fortnight from 1st to 14th March marks 10 years of the Fairtrade mark; and encourages other islands to follow the example of Fair Isle and become accredited Fairtrade islands.

Signatures by party: Labour 23, Liberal Democrat 21, UUP 3, Labour/Co-operative 2, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 2, DUP 1.