MPs call for fair trade labelling
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Food and clothing items should be labelled to show how much people were paid to produce them, MPs say.
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BRUSSELS, Nov 23 (IPS) - A joint assembly of members of the European  Parliament and representatives from some of the poorest countries  has been invited to consider six âmythsâ about new trade  agreements.
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Westminster goes all Web 2.0 A House of Commons committee meets tomorrow to gather evidence on the wisdom of giving electronic petitions the same status as paper petitions.â¦
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A Labour MP calls for an end to contract cleaning in NHS hospitals in a bid to crack down on the MRSA superbug.
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WASHINGTON &#151; Safety concerns about a GlaxoSmithKline diabetes drug prompted some Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday to rebuke the Food and Drug Administration and call for increased regulation of the pharmaceutical industry.
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The Ministry of Defence is urged to improve relations with the defence industry in a report by a committee of MPs.
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All artificial colourings in food and soft drinks should be banned, a parliamentary committee urged  yesterday in a  report on the effect of diet on the brain
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Changes to the law are needed to make the honours system more transparent, MPs are expected to say.
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Proposals for EU-wide penalties for counterfeiting face a key vote in the European parliament.
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European Union trade commissioner Peter Mandelson yesterday called on the US to show &quot;goodwill&quot; in order to settle the trade row over aid for rival aircraft makers Boeing and Airbus.
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MPs urge the top 100 UK firms to donate a day's profits to help victims of the collapsed Farepak Christmas savings scheme.
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The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to work with consumer groups, businesses and public bodies to help them exploit opportunities thrown up by the UK's [pound]21.4bn internet shopping market.
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Proposals that people should seek work as part of tenancy agreements derided by MPs
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School inspectors must show they are good value and actually improve standards, MPs say.
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The European Union must accept more genetically modified foods to avoid renewed complaints about market barriers at the World Trade Organization, the EU trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson, said Thursday.
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A group of MPs are calling for the Bank of England to be more open about the way it sets interest rates.
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MPs urge business tax update MPs are urging Revenue and Customs to update its multiple helplines and complex paper registration systems for new business taxpayers.â¦