Early day motion 1599

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GM CONTAMINATION OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS

That this House notes the proposal by the European Commission to revise the EU Organic Regulation and impose on organic products a threshold of 0.9 per cent. for contamination by genetically modified (GM) organisms; further notes the expansion of organic farming in the last decade and its positive contribution to the farming economy and the environment; further notes the wishes of the majority of European consumers to avoid any GM content in food; recognises that most organic certification bodies operate to the practical detection limit of 0.1 per cent.; is concerned that the imposition of a GM threshold for organic food above the detectable level will damage the reputation of organic produce and lead to increasing GM contamination over time; and calls upon the Secretary of State to support non-GM food production and farmer and consumer choice by opposing the use of a 0.9 per cent. threshold as a reference in co-existence measures or in the EU Organic Regulation, ensuring that strict liability rules put the cost of GM contamination on the polluters and not on taxpayers or the non-GM sector, recognising the importance of independent organic certification and the need to protect this system by ensuring that organic means no GMOs, and ensuring that the threshold for all non-GM seed is set at the practical limit of detection.

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Name Party Constituency Date Signed
Abbott, Diane Labour Party Hackney North and Stoke Newington 09.02.2006
Ainsworth, Peter Conservative Party East Surrey 14.02.2006
Alexander, Danny Liberal Democrats Inverness Nairn Badenoch and Strathspey 09.03.2006
Ancram, Michael Conservative Party Devizes 15.03.2006
Arbuthnot, James Conservative Party North East Hampshire 13.03.2006
Atkinson, Peter Conservative Party Hexham 14.03.2006
Bacon, Richard Conservative Party South Norfolk 27.03.2006
Baker, Norman Liberal Democrats Lewes 14.02.2006
Banks, Gordon Labour Party Ochil and South Perthshire 10.05.2006
Barker, Gregory Conservative Party Bexhill and Battle 14.02.2006
Barrett, John Liberal Democrats Edinburgh West 03.03.2006
Battle, John Labour Party Leeds West 28.03.2006
Begg, Anne Labour Party Aberdeen South 09.05.2006
Beith, Alan Liberal Democrats Berwick-Upon-Tweed 13.03.2006
Benyon, Richard Conservative Party Newbury 16.03.2006
Bercow, John Conservative Party Buckingham 18.04.2006
Binley, Brian Conservative Party Northampton South 27.03.2006
Blunt, Crispin Conservative Party Reigate 14.03.2006
Borrow, David S Labour Party South Ribble 16.03.2006
Brake, Tom Liberal Democrats Carshalton and Wallington 01.03.2006
Brazier, Julian Conservative Party Canterbury 16.03.2006
Breed, Colin Liberal Democrats South East Cornwall 14.02.2006
Brooke, Annette Liberal Democrats Mid Dorset and North Poole 23.05.2006
Browne, Jeremy Liberal Democrats Taunton 09.03.2006
Buck, Karen Labour Party Regent's Park and Kensington North 18.04.2006
Burgon, Colin Labour Party Elmet 23.10.2006
Burns, Simon Conservative Party West Chelmsford 02.05.2006
Burrowes, David Conservative Party Enfield Southgate 18.04.2006
Burstow, Paul Liberal Democrats Sutton and Cheam 08.03.2006
Burt, Alistair Conservative Party North East Bedfordshire 10.03.2006
Burt, Lorely Liberal Democrats Solihull 07.06.2006
Caton, Martin Labour Party Gower 08.02.2006
Chaytor, David Labour Party Bury North 16.03.2006
Clapham, Michael Labour Party Barnsley West and Penistone 13.02.2006
Clappison, James Conservative Party Hertsmere 24.05.2006
Clarke, Tom Labour Party Coatbridge Chryston and Bellshill 19.04.2006
Clegg, Nick Liberal Democrats Sheffield Hallam 17.03.2006
Conway, Derek Conservative Party Old Bexley and Sidcup 13.02.2006
Corbyn, Jeremy Labour Party Islington North 08.02.2006
Cousins, Jim Labour Party Newcastle upon Tyne Central 12.05.2006
Crausby, David Labour Party Bolton North East 09.05.2006
Creagh, Mary Labour Party Wakefield 17.03.2006
Cryer, Ann Labour Party Keighley 15.02.2006
Cunningham, Jim Labour Party Coventry South 07.03.2006
Davey, Edward Liberal Democrats Kingston and Surbiton 17.03.2006
Davies, David TC Conservative Party Monmouth 15.03.2006
Davies, Philip Conservative Party Shipley 02.03.2006
Dean, Janet Labour Party Burton 28.02.2006
Dismore, Andrew Labour Party Hendon 14.02.2006
Doran, Frank Labour Party Aberdeen North 07.03.2006
Dorries, Nadine Conservative Party Mid Bedfordshire 27.04.2006
Dowd, Jim Labour Party Lewisham West 21.03.2006
Drew, David Labour Party Stroud 09.02.2006
Dunne, Philip Conservative Party Ludlow 16.03.2006
Efford, Clive Labour Party Eltham 07.03.2006
Ellwood, Tobias Conservative Party Bournemouth East 07.03.2006
Engel, Natascha Labour Party North East Derbyshire 20.03.2006
Ennis, Jeff Labour Party Barnsley East and Mexborough 09.03.2006
Etherington, Bill Labour Party Sunderland North 14.02.2006
Farron, Tim Liberal Democrats Westmorland and Lonsdale 27.03.2006
Featherstone, Lynne Liberal Democrats Hornsey and Wood Green 08.03.2006
Flynn, Paul Labour Party Newport West 09.02.2006
Foster, Don Liberal Democrats Bath 05.06.2006
Fox, Liam Conservative Party Woodspring 01.03.2006
Francois, Mark Conservative Party Rayleigh 29.03.2006
Fraser, Christopher Conservative Party South West Norfolk 24.10.2006
Garnier, Edward Conservative Party Harborough 26.04.2006
George, Andrew Liberal Democrats St Ives 06.03.2006
Gerrard, Neil Labour Party Walthamstow 14.02.2006
Gidley, Sandra Liberal Democrats Romsey 06.03.2006
Gillan, Cheryl Conservative Party Chesham and Amersham 14.03.2006
Godsiff, Roger Labour Party Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath 27.02.2006
Goodman, Paul Conservative Party Wycombe 20.03.2006
Gove, Michael Conservative Party Surrey Heath 25.04.2006
Gray, James Conservative Party North Wiltshire 07.03.2006
Green, Damian Conservative Party Ashford 09.10.2006
Greenway, John Conservative Party Ryedale 15.03.2006
Grieve, Dominic Conservative Party Beaconsfield 09.03.2006
Grogan, John Labour Party Selby 14.03.2006
Gummer, John Conservative Party Suffolk Coastal 19.04.2006
Hall, Patrick Labour Party Bedford 27.04.2006
Hammond, Stephen Conservative Party Wimbledon 10.03.2006
Hancock, Mike Liberal Democrats Portsmouth South 13.02.2006
Harper, Mark Conservative Party Forest of Dean 13.03.2006
Harvey, Nick Liberal Democrats North Devon 14.02.2006
Heald, Oliver Conservative Party North East Hertfordshire 17.05.2006
Heath, David Liberal Democrats Somerton and Frome 04.05.2006
Hemming, John Liberal Democrats Birmingham Yardley 16.02.2006
Henderson, Doug Labour Party Newcastle upon Tyne North 15.03.2006
Hendry, Charles Conservative Party Wealden 08.03.2006
Hepburn, Stephen Labour Party Jarrow 20.06.2006
Herbert, Nick Conservative Party Arundel and South Downs 09.10.2006
Hermon, Lady Ulster Unionist Party North Down 21.03.2006
Hillier, Meg Labour Party Hackney South and Shoreditch 16.03.2006
Hoey, Kate Labour Party Vauxhall 28.02.2006
Holmes, Paul Liberal Democrats Chesterfield 09.03.2006
Horam, John Conservative Party Orpington 18.07.2006
Horwood, Martin Liberal Democrats Cheltenham 16.02.2006
Howard, Michael Conservative Party Folkestone and Hythe 27.04.2006
Hoyle, Lindsay Labour Party Chorley 15.03.2006
Hughes, Simon Liberal Democrats North Southwark and Bermondsey 07.03.2006
Huhne, Chris Liberal Democrats Eastleigh 20.03.2006
Humble, Joan Labour Party Blackpool North and Fleetwood 22.05.2006
Hunter, Mark Liberal Democrats Cheadle 02.05.2006
Hurd, Nick Conservative Party Ruislip Northwood 03.03.2006
Illsley, Eric Labour Party Barnsley Central 18.04.2006
Jackson, Glenda Labour Party Hampstead and Highgate 08.02.2006
Jenkin, Bernard Conservative Party North Essex 09.03.2006
Jenkins, Brian Labour Party Tamworth 27.03.2006
Jones, Helen Labour Party Warrington North 24.04.2006
Kaufman, Gerald Labour Party Manchester Gorton 02.03.2006
Kawczynski, Daniel Conservative Party Shrewsbury and Atcham 30.03.2006
Keetch, Paul Liberal Democrats Hereford 13.02.2006
Kennedy, Charles Liberal Democrats Ross Skye and Lochaber 17.03.2006
Khabra, Piara S Labour Party Ealing Southall 15.03.2006
Kirkbride, Julie Conservative Party Bromsgrove 08.05.2006
Kramer, Susan Liberal Democrats Richmond Park 18.04.2006
Lait, Jacqui Conservative Party Beckenham 07.03.2006
Lamb, Norman Liberal Democrats North Norfolk 25.04.2006
Laxton, Bob Labour Party Derby North 15.03.2006
Lazarowicz, Mark Labour Party Edinburgh North and Leith 08.03.2006
Leech, John Liberal Democrats Manchester Withington 13.02.2006
Leigh, Edward Conservative Party Gainsborough 09.10.2006
Lepper, David Labour Party Brighton Pavilion 11.10.2006
Lidington, David Conservative Party Aylesbury 09.03.2006
Lloyd, Tony Labour Party Manchester Central 09.02.2006
Llwyd, Elfyn Plaid Cymru Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 08.02.2006
Love, Andrew Labour Party Edmonton 17.03.2006
MacKay, Andrew Conservative Party Bracknell 08.03.2006
Maclean, David Conservative Party Penrith and the Border 24.05.2006
MacNeil, Angus Scottish National Party Na h-Eileanan an Iar 27.03.2006
Main, Anne Conservative Party St Albans 18.04.2006
Malins, Humfrey Conservative Party Woking 01.03.2006
Marshall, David Labour Party Glasgow East 09.03.2006
Marshall-Andrews, Robert Labour Party Medway 06.03.2006
Mates, Michael Conservative Party East Hampshire 02.03.2006
McCafferty, Chris Labour Party Calder Valley 08.02.2006
McDonnell, John Labour Party Hayes and Harlington 06.11.2006
McGovern, Jim Labour Party Dundee West 09.03.2006
McKechin, Ann Labour Party Glasgow North 27.03.2006
Meacher, Michael Labour Party Oldham West and Royton 27.03.2006
Meale, Alan Labour Party Mansfield 08.02.2006
Milton, Anne Conservative Party Guildford 14.03.2006
Mitchell, Andrew Conservative Party Sutton Coldfield 08.03.2006
Mitchell, Austin Labour Party Great Grimsby 12.06.2006
Moore, Michael Liberal Democrats Berwickshire Roxburgh and Selkirk 19.04.2006
Morgan, Julie Labour Party Cardiff North 09.10.2006
Mulholland, Greg Liberal Democrats Leeds North West 09.10.2006
Mundell, David Conservative Party Dumfriesshire Clydesdale and Tweeddale 14.03.2006
Murphy, Denis Labour Party Wansbeck 16.05.2006
Murrison, Andrew Conservative Party Westbury 15.03.2006
Neill, Robert Conservative Party Bromley and Chislehurst 24.10.2006
Newmark, Brooks Conservative Party Braintree 13.03.2006
Oaten, Mark Liberal Democrats Winchester 06.03.2006
Olner, Bill Labour Party Nuneaton 09.10.2006
Opik, Lembit Liberal Democrats Montgomeryshire 22.05.2006
Osborne, Sandra Labour Party Ayr Carrick and Cumnock 15.03.2006
Ottaway, Richard Conservative Party Croydon South 09.10.2006
Owen, Albert Labour Party Ynys Môn 16.05.2006
Paice, James Conservative Party South East Cambridgeshire 14.02.2006
Pelling, Andrew Conservative Party Croydon Central 23.03.2006
Penrose, John Conservative Party Weston-super-Mare 07.03.2006
Price, Adam Plaid Cymru Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 10.03.2006
Pugh, John Liberal Democrats Southport 09.02.2006
Randall, John Conservative Party Uxbridge 05.06.2006
Reid, Alan Liberal Democrats Argyll and Bute 19.04.2006
Robertson, Angus Scottish National Party Moray 17.05.2006
Robertson, Laurence Conservative Party Tewkesbury 30.03.2006
Rogerson, Dan Liberal Democrats North Cornwall 08.03.2006
Ruddock, Joan Labour Party Lewisham Deptford 14.02.2006
Russell, Bob Liberal Democrats Colchester 02.03.2006
Salmond, Alex Scottish National Party Banff and Buchan 08.03.2006
Salter, Martin Labour Party Reading West 02.05.2006
Sanders, Adrian Liberal Democrats Torbay 02.03.2006
Sarwar, Mohammad Labour Party Glasgow Central 02.05.2006
Scott, Lee Conservative Party Ilford North 27.04.2006
Selous, Andrew Conservative Party South West Bedfordshire 06.03.2006
Short, Clare Labour Party Birmingham Ladywood 06.03.2006
Simpson, Alan Labour Party Nottingham South 07.02.2006
Simpson, Keith Conservative Party Mid Norfolk 10.03.2006
Skinner, Dennis Labour Party Bolsover 06.03.2006
Smith, Geraldine Labour Party Morecambe and Lunesdale 17.03.2006
Smith, John P Labour Party Vale of Glamorgan 27.04.2006
Soames, Nicholas Conservative Party Mid Sussex 14.03.2006
Soulsby, Peter Labour Party Leicester South 14.03.2006
Spink, Bob Conservative Party Castle Point 27.02.2006
Stewart, Ian Labour Party Eccles 16.10.2006
Strang, Gavin Labour Party Edinburgh East 02.03.2006
Streeter, Gary Conservative Party South West Devon 22.03.2006
Stuart, Graham Conservative Party Beverley and Holderness 08.03.2006
Stunell, Andrew Liberal Democrats Hazel Grove 17.05.2006
Swayne, Desmond Conservative Party New Forest West 08.03.2006
Swinson, Jo Liberal Democrats East Dunbartonshire 13.03.2006
Syms, Robert Conservative Party Poole 06.03.2006
Tami, Mark Labour Party Alyn and Deeside 03.03.2006
Taylor, Dari Labour Party Stockton South 18.04.2006
Taylor, David Labour Party North West Leicestershire 08.02.2006
Taylor, Matthew Liberal Democrats Truro and St Austell 20.04.2006
Taylor, Richard INDEPENDENT Wyre Forest 19.04.2006
Teather, Sarah Liberal Democrats Brent East 06.06.2006
Thornberry, Emily Labour Party Islington South and Finsbury 17.05.2006
Truswell, Paul Labour Party Pudsey 02.03.2006
Turner, Desmond Labour Party Brighton Kemptown 20.03.2006
Ussher, Kitty Labour Party Burnley 14.03.2006
Vaizey, Edward Conservative Party Wantage 17.03.2006
Vara, Shailesh Conservative Party North West Cambridgeshire 24.04.2006
Vis, Rudi Labour Party Finchley and Golders Green 15.02.2006
Wallace, Ben Conservative Party Lancaster and Wyre 07.03.2006
Walley, Joan Labour Party Stoke-on-Trent North 18.04.2006
Walter, Robert Conservative Party North Dorset 09.05.2006
Waterson, Nigel Conservative Party Eastbourne 07.03.2006
Webb, Steve Liberal Democrats Northavon 16.03.2006
Weir, Mike Scottish National Party Angus 13.03.2006
Whittingdale, John Conservative Party Maldon and East Chelmsford 14.03.2006
Williams, Hywel Plaid Cymru Caernarfon 14.02.2006
Williams, Mark Liberal Democrats Ceredigion 13.03.2006
Williams, Roger Liberal Democrats Brecon and Radnorshire 15.02.2006
Williams, Stephen Liberal Democrats Bristol West 18.04.2006
Willott, Jenny Liberal Democrats Cardiff Central 05.06.2006
Wilson, Rob Conservative Party Reading East 09.03.2006
Wilson, Sammy Democratic Unionist Party East Antrim 02.03.2006
Wishart, Pete Scottish National Party Perth and North Perthshire 16.10.2006
Wood, Mike Labour Party Batley and Spen 07.03.2006
Wright, Jeremy Conservative Party Rugby and Kenilworth 15.03.2006
Yeo, Tim Conservative Party South Suffolk 16.03.2006
Younger-Ross, Richard Liberal Democrats Teignbridge 09.02.2006