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05/03/2010 16:29:15
Grocery ombudsman vote is major progress, says FUW
Ynys Môn (Anglesey) MP Albert Owen’s Private Member’s Bill calling for the appointment of a Grocery Market Ombudsman has made major progress towards becoming law, Farmers’ Union of Wales vice president Eifion Huws said today.
"The Bill, which enjoys cross-party support, needed 35 MPs to vote for it during its second reading in the Commons this morning and I am very pleased that it received 44 votes with none in opposition," said Mr Huws, a dairy farmer on Anglesey.
"By clearing this hurdle the Bill has made major progress to becoming law and we strongly hope the big supermarkets will not play for time and try to reduce the powers of the proposed Ombudsman as it passes through parliament.
"The Bill will now be referred to a standing committee and will need continued Government support to proceed further. The FUW will continue to give Mr Owen its enthusiastic backing and we sincerely hope his fellow Labour MPs will also give him their full support.
"The FUW has vigorously backed Mr Owen’s campaign to create greater choice and quality for consumers while providing a fair deal to supermarket suppliers and I was delighted to travel to Westminster this week, together with the union’s Anglesey county chairman, vice chairman and executive officer, to show our total support for his efforts.
"His Bill will enable the Government to implement the Competition Commission’s recommendation for the creation of a new independent arbiter with the power to settle disputes between major retailers and their suppliers and to investigate possible breaches of the recently introduced Groceries Code of Practice.
"Both the Government and the Opposition have already indicated their support for the principle of an Ombudsman. Today’s vote is a major step forward towards fairness for consumers above all but also for suppliers."
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"The Bill, which enjoys cross-party support, needed 35 MPs to vote for it during its second reading in the Commons this morning and I am very pleased that it received 44 votes with none in opposition," said Mr Huws, a dairy farmer on Anglesey.
"By clearing this hurdle the Bill has made major progress to becoming law and we strongly hope the big supermarkets will not play for time and try to reduce the powers of the proposed Ombudsman as it passes through parliament.
"The Bill will now be referred to a standing committee and will need continued Government support to proceed further. The FUW will continue to give Mr Owen its enthusiastic backing and we sincerely hope his fellow Labour MPs will also give him their full support.
"The FUW has vigorously backed Mr Owen’s campaign to create greater choice and quality for consumers while providing a fair deal to supermarket suppliers and I was delighted to travel to Westminster this week, together with the union’s Anglesey county chairman, vice chairman and executive officer, to show our total support for his efforts.
"His Bill will enable the Government to implement the Competition Commission’s recommendation for the creation of a new independent arbiter with the power to settle disputes between major retailers and their suppliers and to investigate possible breaches of the recently introduced Groceries Code of Practice.
"Both the Government and the Opposition have already indicated their support for the principle of an Ombudsman. Today’s vote is a major step forward towards fairness for consumers above all but also for suppliers."
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