PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
ALLOTMENTS (10 May 1999)
Motion Details
That this House recognises the health benefits of allotment gardening, welcomes the good work carried out in communities across the country by allotment groups such as the Bolton Allotments Council; notes the value of allotment gardening in leisure provision, exercise, growing of fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers whilst providing therapeutic health benefits; and calls upon the Government to overhaul allotments legislation and do all it can to protect allotment sites in the future especially in the interest of allotment holders.
Sponsored by:
Sir David Crausby (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
54
65%
Liberal Democrat
13
16%
Conservative
6
7%
Independent
3
4%
Plaid Cymru
2
2%
Ulster Unionist Party
2
2%
Your Party
1
1%
Speaker
1
1%
Non-affiliated
1
1%
Sponsor List (83 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir David Amess
Lab
John Austin
LD
Norman Baker
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Lab
Sir Alan Campbell
Tynemouth
Con
Sir Sydney Chapman
Ind
Mr David Chaytor
Lab
Lord Clark of Windermere
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Lab
Mr Tony Clarke
Lab
Harry Cohen
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Sir David Crausby (Sponsor)
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Valerie Davey
Lab
Denzil Davies
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Mark Fisher
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
Lab
Michael Jabez Foster
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Lab
Mrs Eileen Gordon
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Lab
Mr Ivan Henderson
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Helen Jones
Lab
Lord Jones
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Ms Jenny Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Lab
Mr Fraser Kemp
Lab
Mrs Jackie Lawrence
Lab
David Lepper
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Lab
Mr Bill Olner
Lab
Lawrie Quinn
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
UUP
Mr William Ross
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Martin Salter
Lab
Phil Sawford
Lab
Ms Debra Shipley
Lab
Alan Simpson
LD
Angela Smith
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Lab
Dr Phyllis Starkey
Lab
Dr Howard Stoate
Lab
Roger Stott
LD
Lord Stunell
Con
Sir Teddy Taylor
Lab
Gareth Thomas
Harrow West
Baroness Tonge
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
LD
Steve Webb
Lab
Brian White
PC
Lord Wigley
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
Lab
Derek Wyatt
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