16 Sep 2009
| by Gemma Charles
LONDON - The Conservative Party has ruled out a total ban of alcohol advertising....will not solve the deep-rooted societal problems of binge-drinking. In a separate move the Conservative Party ...
A Conservative Culture and Creative Industries Team email authored by shadow culture minister Jeremy Hunt and shadow arts minister Ed Vaizey attacked the measure which was called for last week ...
13 Oct 2009
| by Gemma Charles
's Conservative Party conference was of party leader David Cameron with a glass of supposedly banned' Champagne ...
in commu nicating that tough times lie ahead. In the event of the party forming the next government ...
debt was the dominant theme, the party also unveiled policies that would affect marketers in several ...
02 Jul 2009
| by Gemma Charles
LONDON - A Conservative government would extend the Change4Life campaign to cover responsible...This was one of the recommendations made by the Public Health Commission, a grouping of food, drink and voluntary sector leaders set up by the Conservative Party to suggest how government ...
to be launched Campaign for Smarter Drinking if his party came to power. It would focus primarily on a healthy ...
06 Oct 2009
| by Gemma Charles
LONDON - The Conservative Party has hailed its Honest Food labelling drive a success after Tesco...affairs, slammed the government's inaction on the issue during a fringe event at the Conservative Party ...
party's proposals from this month. Also in attendance was Ed Mayo, chief executive of Consumer Focus ...
08 Oct 2009
| by Joe Thomas
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Shadow home secretary Christ Grayling said at the party ...
27 Mar 2008
| by Our Parliamentary correspondent
LONDON - The Conservative Party has ruled out legislative curbs on advertising to combat problems
07 Mar 2008
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - The Conservative Party has said that it plans to increase tax significantly on problem.... The Conservatives stressed that taxes on wines, spirits and most beer and cider would be unaffected by the proposals ...
challenged the Conservatives proposal, saying that the Treasury advice was that there was no provision under ...
29 Aug 2008
| by Our Parliamentary correspondent
The Conservative Party has ruled out any further curbs on junk-food advertising if it wins the next...-drinking is to persuade companies to act responsibly. In another sign of the party's support for the ad industry, Baroness
Peta Buscombe, the chief executive of the Advertising Association, will
join a Tory working party ...
13 Apr 2005
The Conservative Party plans to impose strict legislation on food manufacturers over food labelling...The party's election manifesto, launched on Monday, pledges to 'reform food labelling, so that consumers are given clear information'.
The Tories would make it compulsory for manufacturers to label the country of origin, the major ingredients, how far the food has been transported and whether it meets ...
27 Aug 2008
| by Our Parliamentary correspondent
LONDON - The Conservative Party has confirmed it would rule out any further curbs on junk food...Instead, an incoming Tory Government would seek a series of voluntary "responsibility agreements" with industries such as food and alcohol companies but would not impose legislation to curb their advertising. The move creates a dividing line between the two main parties. Labour has consistently used the threat ...