PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
SAFETY OF VITAMIN B6 SUPPLEMENTS (27 October 1997)
Motion Details
That this House supports the approach of Her Majesty's Government that food safety policy should be based upon sound science; and therefore invites the Minister for Food Safety to ask the Food Advisory Committee and the Committee on Toxicity to re-examine the published literature on the safety of vitamin B6 supplements, to consult more widely with international scientific experts on the application of safety factors to nutrients, and to review their recommendations on the safe levels of such supplements.
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Ann Winterton (Conservative)
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5%
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LD
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UUP
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Lab
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Spk
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Ind
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Con
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Con
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Con
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LD
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Con
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Lab
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Con
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Con
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Lab
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Lab
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SNP
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PC
Cynog Dafis
LD
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Kingston and Surbiton
Con
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Ind
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Lab
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Liverpool Garston
SNP
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Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
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Lab
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Brent West
Lab
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Con
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Lab
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Lab
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Con
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LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Con
James Gray
Ind
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Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Con
Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith
Lab
Miss Melanie Johnson
PC
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Lab
Ms Tess Kingham
Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Con
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New Forest East
LD
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Lab
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Mr Robert McCartney
Ind
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Hayes and Harlington
Lab
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LD
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SNP
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Con
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Con
Mr Richard Page
Con
Sir James Paice
Con
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Lab
Sir Raymond Powell
Lord Prior of Brampton
Lab
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Lab
Syd Rapson
LD
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Con
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Lab
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UUP
Mr William Ross
LD
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Lab
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Blackley and Middleton South
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
SNP
Mr John Swinney
Con
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Con
Sir Teddy Taylor
Lab
Gareth Thomas
UUP
Mr William Thompson
Con
Mr John Townend
UUP
Sir Cecil Walker
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Lab
Brian White
PC
Lord Wigley
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
Lab
Mr Phil Woolas
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