PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
COUNTRYSIDE AGENCY (10 December 2002)
Motion Details
That this House acknowledges that social exclusion is a harsh reality in rural areas; congratulates the Countryside Agency on raising awareness that poverty is increasingly prevalent in rural areas; recognises that unemployment, low income, inadequate housing and amenities and isolation makes life difficult for many in the countryside; and calls on the Government to recognise this publicly, and take urgent action to alleviate and eradicate these problems.
Sponsored by:
James Gray (Conservative)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Conservative
34
83%
Independent
4
10%
Not Available
1
2%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
2%
Ulster Unionist Party
1
2%
Sponsor List (41 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Con
Lord Blencathra
Ind
Crispin Blunt
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
Mr Peter Duncan
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Lord Flight
Con
Mr Adrian Flook
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
Con
Lord Garnier
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
James Gray (Sponsor)
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
Ind
Lady Hermon
Con
Lord Horam
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Con
Robert Key
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Sir David Lidington
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Con
Sir Hugh Robertson
Con
Dame Marion Roe
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
Con
Andrew Selous
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
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