Early Day Motion·EDM 983
COST OF DRINKS AND CONFECTIONERY IN CINEMAS
20 February 200845 Signatures
Primary sponsor
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Labour — Washington and Gateshead South
Motion Text
That this House deplores the extortionate costs of confectionery and drinks at many cinemas; condemns cinemas which remove customers for attempting to consume confectionery and drinks purchased outside; dismisses the notion that reducing prices of confectionery and drinks would automatically increase ticket prices; urges the Office of Fair Trading to investigate the high cost of confectionery and drinks in cinemas; and further supports a fairer deal for the public which would increase the number of visitors to cinemas and encourage wider support for the UK film industry.