PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
URBAN POST OFFICES (24 January 2000)
Motion Details
That this House calls on the Government to support the vital role that urban sub-post offices play in city life; notes that in Portsmouth South 15 out of 22 of them derive more than 40 per cent. of their income from Benefits Agency work, without which they will be under serious threat of closure; believes that this is not an uncommon situation and is shared by urban sub-post offices across the UK; and therefore requests the Government to look very carefully at the changes in the way benefits are paid.
Sponsored by:
Mr Mike Hancock (Independent)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Liberal Democrat
10
43%
Labour
9
39%
Independent
2
9%
Scottish National Party
1
4%
Ulster Unionist Party
1
4%
Sponsor List (23 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
LD
Lord Cotter
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Denzil Davies
Lab
Bill Etherington
LD
Lord Fearn
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock (Sponsor)
Lab
Mr Ivan Henderson
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Mr Bob Laxton
SNP
Mr Alasdair Morgan
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
LD
Sir Bob Russell
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mike Wood
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