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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
ABOLITION OF REGIONAL CHAMBERS (30 November 2004)

Motion Details

That this House notes the overwhelming and decisive rejection of elected regional assemblies in the North East referendum by 78 per cent. to 22 per cent. and widespread public opposition to regional government in England, to higher taxes and to more politicians; notes that the transfer of powers to regional chambers was predicated on the ultimate establishment of elected regional assemblies; asserts that there is now a clear democratic deficit, as the regional chambers have no accountability, no mandate and no legitimacy; and calls on the Government to end its stealth regionalisation and for the regional chambers to be abolished, and for the powers that have been seized by the chambers to be returned to England's boroughs, counties and cities.

Sponsored by:
Dame Caroline Spelman (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
51
86%
 
 
Independent
4
7%
 
 
Not Available
2
3%
 
 
Reform UK
1
2%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (59 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Mr Peter Atkinson
Con
Lord Barker of Battle
Con
Lord Blencathra
Ind
Crispin Blunt
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
Sir Simon Burns
Con
Alistair Burt
Con
Sir William Cash
Derek Conway
Con
Mr Peter Duncan
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Mark Field
Con
Lord Flight
Con
Mr Adrian Flook
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
Con
Lord Garnier
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
James Gray
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
Con
Charles Hendry
Con
Lord Horam
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Con
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Harwich and North Essex
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Ind
Sir Oliver Letwin
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Con
Mr George Osborne
Con
Sir James Paice
Con
Lord Pickles
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Con
Dame Marion Roe
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
Con
Andrew Selous
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman (Sponsor)
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Sir Robert Syms
Con
Mr John D. Taylor
Con
Sir Peter Viggers
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton

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