PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
REFORM OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY (13 November 2002)

Motion Details

That this House believes that the Common Agricultural Policy is outdated and should be reformed; notes that the impact of agricultural subsidies on the economies of poor countries; considers reform of agricultural subsidies to be essential to poverty reduction and to promote sustainable development in the developing world; believes that proper reform of the Common Agricultural Policy could benefit both British consumers and British farmers; recognises that agricultural reform is vital to the successful enlargement of the European Union; notes with concern the failure of the recent European Council in Brussels to secure reform of the Common Agricultural Policy; believes that the Government's failure to reform the CAP jeopardises the commitments made at Doha to liberalise agricultural; calls on the Government to do more to defend the interests of British farmers in the mid-term review; and urges the Prime Minister to work harder at future European summits to secure a better deal for British farmers and poor countries.

Sponsored by:
Sir David Lidington (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
45
73%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
6
10%
 
 
Independent
5
8%
 
 
Not Available
2
3%
 
 
Labour
2
3%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
2%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (62 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
Con
Lord Barker of Battle
LD
John Barrett
Con
Lord Blencathra
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
Sir Sydney Chapman
Lab
Mr Tony Colman
Derek Conway
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Con
Mr Peter Duncan
Con
Sir Alan Duncan
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Lord Flight
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
Con
Lord Garnier
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
Lord Goodman of Wycombe
Con
James Gray
Con
Mr John Greenway
Ind
Mr Dominic Grieve
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
Con
Lord Horam
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Con
Robert Key
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Sir David Lidington (Sponsor)
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
LD
John Pugh
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Con
Sir Hugh Robertson
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
Con
Dame Marion Roe
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Con
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
Con
Andrew Selous
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Baroness Tonge
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Con
Mr David Wilshire
LD
Richard Younger-Ross

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