CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL

Summary

That this House calls for urgent action to be taken to halt the serious problem of bootlegging of alcohol and tobacco, which is putting many independent retailers out of business, with average losses of around 16 per cent. a year; notes that bootlegging has serious health and social costs which arise from minors having unregulated access to alcohol and tobacco; and calls on all members of the European Union to take urgent steps to halt this illegal and harmful trade.

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1. 16 March 2000

   Early Day Motion

   That this House calls for urgent action to be taken to halt the serious problem of bootlegging of alcohol and tobacco, which is putting many independent retailers out of business, with average losses of around 16 per cent. a year; notes that bootlegging has serious health and social costs which arise from minors having unregulated access to alcohol and tobacco; and calls on all members of the European Union to take urgent steps to halt this illegal and harmful trade.

   Source: Early Day Motion

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• Jane Griffiths · Labour · Primary sponsor

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