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That this House welcomes the Advertising Standards Authority's decision to ban product advertisements from Cadbury, Chewits and Squashies targeting junk food at children online as they are considered high in fat, salt or sugar; recognises that these measures constitute vital progress towards reducing the burden of pester power on parents’...

Primary sponsor
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
9 July 2018
Reference
1498
House
House of Commons

That this House congratulates Lucozade Ribena Suntory for the successful implementation of its 2017 Health and Wellbeing Plan; welcomes its decision to reformulate its drinks and create zero or reduced calorie alternatives for every brand; supports its £30 million investment in Made to Move, inspiring one million people to move...

Primary sponsor
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
19 March 2018
Reference
1088
House
House of Commons

That this House recognises the recent success of 22 Inverness-based businesses at the Best Bar None Awards 2017; notes that 17 of these businesses received a gold level accreditation; congratulates Inverness BID on organising and running another successful event; and wishes all successful businesses good luck at the national awards...

Primary sponsor
Drew Hendry (Scottish National Party)
Type
Early day motions
Date
23 January 2018
Reference
844
House
House of Commons

That this House congratulates the Brecks Company on its decision to reformulate Honey Monster Puffs to include 25 per cent less sugar from March 2017; notes that this decision follows moves by Tesco, Lucozade Ribena Suntory, Nestlé, Coca Cola and PepsiCo to reformulate products to reduce their sugar content; further...

Primary sponsor
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
28 February 2017
Reference
987
House
House of Commons

That this House congratulates the Committee of Advertising Practice for banning advertising for food and drink which is high in fat, salt or sugar from all non-broadcast outlets which target those aged under-16; notes that the ban will come into effect in July 2017; further notes that the UK is...

Primary sponsor
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
8 December 2016
Reference
791
House
House of Commons

I congratulate the Minister on his appointment to the Home Office.

In evidence to Parliament earlier this year, the private sector made it very clear that it is trying to co-operate with the Government. There were 381,000 suspicious activity reports made under the ELMER system, only 20,000 of which could be...

Member
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
25 October 2016
Reference
616 c196
House
House of Commons

I thank the Minister for his very full answer, but the real problem is that the system is old. The ELMER system needs to be replaced and renewed. Will he give the National Crime Agency the additional resources to pay for the new system to do all the things that...

Member
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
25 October 2016
Reference
616 c196
House
House of Commons

The issue of resources was raised by the hon. Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick). Despite the effective way in which the Minister made his case, he did not answer my question. When will the NCA get a new computer system? When will ELMER be renewed so that the agency can...

Member
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
25 October 2016
Reference
616 c203
House
House of Commons

I thank my hon. Friend for her kind comments about the Select Committee’s report published in July. In evidence to the Committee, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe suggested that the criminal law should be amended to ensure that those who had not paid their compensation order should be the subject of a...

Member
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
25 October 2016
Reference
616 c204
House
House of Commons

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (Roger Mullin) and listen very carefully to the important points he has had to make. I am glad he has had his meeting with the Minister and that promises have been made which I am sure he...

Member
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
25 October 2016
Reference
616 cc232-5
House
House of Commons

I think that, when it comes to the hon. Gentleman, it is probably a case of “once a lawyer, always a lawyer”. He is absolutely right. Training should be given to those who are involved in these activities, and in each organisation there should be a compliance officer who has...

Member
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
25 October 2016
Reference
616 cc235-6
House
House of Commons

Mr Deputy Speaker, after all these years how can you believe a Member when they say, “Finally”—how can you assume they are about to finish their speech? But this is very finally, in honour of you, Mr Deputy Speaker: when the Policing Minister replies, I want him to address the...

Member
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
25 October 2016
Reference
616 c236
House
House of Commons

Will my hon. Friend give way?

Member
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
25 October 2016
Reference
616 c237
House
House of Commons

I can assure my hon. Friend that I would never want to reduce her time. I congratulate her on making an excellent maiden Front-Bench speech.

The delay in ELMER, and in the new system that the Government will want to put in place as technology moves on, will lead to more...

Member
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
25 October 2016
Reference
616 c237
House
House of Commons

That this House is extremely concerned about announcements made by the Post Office in 2016 which will mean the closure of more than 60 of its flagship branches, the loss of around 2,000 jobs and the closure of its defined benefit pension scheme; notes that these are the latest in...

Primary sponsor
Kelvin Hopkins (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
19 October 2016
Reference
571
House
House of Commons

That this House congratulates Thomas Cook Group PLC on its 175th anniversary; notes that the group's founder, Thomas Cook, organised his first excursion in 1841 from Leicester to Loughborough, which is signified by his statue outside Leicester railway station; commends Thomas Cook Group PLC for its transformation from humble beginnings...

Primary sponsor
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
26 May 2016
Reference
118
House
House of Commons

That this House expresses its concern that GTR are proposing that all its train services will be driver only operation with no guards; is further concerned that GTR have not withdrawn proposals to close scores of ticket offices; is dismayed that as GTR is partly owned by the French state...

Primary sponsor
Kelvin Hopkins (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
3 May 2016
Reference
1438
House
House of Commons

That this House congratulates John White & Son, the oldest independent weighing company in the UK, on its 300th anniversary; recognises the contribution made by the family-run manufacturing company of Auchtermuchty, Fife, to the industry, evolving over three different centuries to embrace advances in technology which have seen the firm...

Primary sponsor
Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party)
Type
Early day motions
Date
16 December 2015
Reference
886
House
House of Commons

I am most grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way and I congratulate him on all the marvellous work that he did in opposition

on this subject. His comments on gender equality also apply to ethnic minority representation. Today I attended the funeral of a great British entrepreneur—Gulam Noon,...

Member
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 October 2015
Reference
601 c469
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many companies bid for the Secure English Language Test for applicants abroad; what the value was of that contract; and who was awarded that contract.

Asked by
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 July 2015
Reference
5707
House
House of Commons