FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT

Early day motion 1824, tabled 15 March 2006 by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative). Signed by 126 members.

That this House congratulates the organisers of Fairtrade Fortnight on their success in raising awareness of Fairtrade products; celebrates Fairtrade as an example of how voluntary consumer choice in the developed world can generate real improvements in the lives of poor people; believes it is important that the momentum generated by Fairtrade Fortnight is carried forward and reflected in British government policy; and calls on the Government to push hard for the EU to table an ambitious offer on agriculture at the World Trade Organisation so as to break the deadlock in the Doha Round of trade talks and to secure a comprehensive deal on freeing up global trade.

Signatures by party: Conservative 77, Labour 31, Liberal Democrat 13, DUP 3, Plaid Cymru 2.