MPs sign motion to control alcopops...

Before the Government announced its policy 85MP's supported Donald Anderson's Early Day Motion to ban alcopops and introduce statutory controls.

The motion stated:

'That this House congratulates Her Majesty's Government on its prompt response to the revelations about alcopops and other designer drinks; recognises that belated attempts at self-regulation by the alcohol industry have failed; and calls upon the Government to protect children and young people by a ban or the most stringent statutory controls on these products.'

  • Diane Abbott

  • Donald Anderson

  • John Austin

  • Harry Barnes

  • Nigel Beard

  • Roy Beggs

  • Harold Best

  • Colin Breed

  • Russell Brown

  • Christine Butler

  • Colin Burgon

  • David Chaytor

  • Michael Clapham

  • Vernon Coaker

  • Anthony Colman

  • Jean Corston

  • Brian Cotter

  • Tom Cox

  • David Crausby

  • Lawrence Cunliffe

  • Jim Cunningham

  • Cynog Dafis

  • Ian Davidson

  • Jim Dobbin

  • David Drew

  • Huw Edwards

  • Jeff Ennis

  • Paul Flynn

  • Maria Fyfe

  • Mike Gapes

  • Andrew George

  • Norman Godman

  • Paul Goggins

  • Donald Gorrie

  • Thomas Graham

  • John Gunnell

  • Phil Hope

  • Kelvin Hopkins

  • Brian Iddon

  • Eric Illsley

  • BrianDavid Jenkins

  • Barry Jones

  • Leuan Wyn Jones

  • Lynne Jones

  • Ruth Kelly

  • Fraser Kemp

  • Piara S Khabra

  • Ashok Kumar

  • Ken Livingstone

  • Richard Livsey

  • Alice Mahon

  • Gordon Marsden

  • Eric Martlew

  • John Mc Allison

  • Anne McGuire

  • Gillian Merron

  • Kali Mountford

  • Jim Murphy

  • Peter Pike

  • Lawrie Quinn

  • Syd Rapson

  • Ernie Ross

  • Frank Roy

  • Barry Sheerman

  • Alan Simpson

  • Martin Smyth

  • Clive Soley

  • Rachel Squire

  • Gerry Steinberg

  • Paul Stinchcombe

  • Gerry Sutcliffe

  • John Swinney

  • David Taylor

  • Don Touhig

  • John Trickett

  • Paul Truswell

  • Dennis Turner

  • Desmond Turner

  • Keith Vaz

  • Rudi Vis

  • Jim Wallace

  • Alan Williams

  • Betty Williams

  • Audrey Wise

..one third of MEPs call for action

Two hundred and one members of the European Parliament signed Eryl McNally's declaration on alcopops. The declaration called for European-wide guidelines on their promotion, marketing and retailing. If producers failed to enforce control, then member states should enact statutory measures. Alcopops should be taxed at the spirits rate. MEPs from all fifteen Member States supported the declaration. Of the 87 British MEPs, 66 signed up - 58 Labour; 3 Conservative; 2SNP; 1 Lib Dem; 1 UUP; and 1DUP