PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
WAITING LISTS FOR ALLOTMENTS (6 September 2010)
Motion Details
That this House welcomes the big increase in home-grown vegetables, with seed sales up 14 per cent. last year; is pleased that the number of people wanting an allotment has increased by 20 per cent. in thepast 12 months; is concerned that according to the National Society for Allotment and Leisure Gardeners there are 100,000 people on waiting lists for an allotment; and calls on the Government, local authorities, other public bodies and private landlords to make land available for new allotments.
Sponsored by:
Sir Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
30
44%
Liberal Democrat
15
22%
Conservative
11
16%
Independent
5
7%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
3%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
Green Party
1
1%
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
Alliance
1
1%
Scottish National Party
1
1%
Sponsor List (68 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Mr David Anderson
Con
Mr Richard Bacon
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
LD
Lord Beith
Lab
Hazel Blears
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Fiona Bruce
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Sir Tony Cunningham
Lab
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Scunthorpe
Ind
Simon Danczuk
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Lab
Bill Esterson
Sefton Central
Lab
Robert Flello
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Yvonne Fovargue
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Paul Goggins
Con
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
Lab
Dame Nia Griffith
Llanelli
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
John Hemming
Con
Gordon Henderson
Ind
Lady Hermon
LD
Dr Julian Huppert
Lab
Graham P Jones
Lab
Ian Lavery
Blyth and Ashington
LD
Mr David Laws
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
LD
Mr John Leech
LD
Stephen Lloyd
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
APNI
Naomi Long
Con
Jack Lopresti
Green
Caroline Lucas
Lab
Gordon Marsden
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Alison McGovern
Birkenhead
Lab
Catherine McKinnell
Newcastle upon Tyne North
Con
Esther McVey
Tatton
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Con
David Mowat
LD
Tessa Munt
Wells and Mendip Hills
Con
Caroline Nokes
Romsey and Southampton North
Lab
Chi Onwurah
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Con
Andrew Percy
LD
John Pugh
LD
Dan Rogerson
Lab
Steve Rotheram
LD
Sir Bob Russell (Sponsor)
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders
Con
Lord Soames of Fletching
Lab
Stephen Twigg
Lab
Lord Watts
SNP
Mike Weir
LD
Mr Mark Williams
LD
Roger Williams
LD
Stephen Williams
DUP
Sammy Wilson
East Antrim
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