CADBURY, KRAFT AND FAIRTRADE
Early day motion 674, tabled 20 January 2010 by Mark Lazarowicz (Labour). Signed by 38 members.
That this House notes the proposed takeover of Cadbury by the American firm Kraft Foods; further notes Cadbury's commitment to Fairtrade for its flagship Cadbury Dairy Milk brand and other products; further notes the work of the ground-breaking Cadbury Cocoa Partnership that Cadbury established in 2008 with the United Nations Development Programme and the governments, farmers and communities in Ghana, India, Indonesia and the Caribbean; and calls on Kraft, if the takeover is confirmed, to continue and build on Cadbury's commitment to Fairtrade and the Cocoa Partnership.
Signatures by party: Labour 22, Liberal Democrat 9, Conservative 3, Independent 2, Scottish National Party 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.