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
11
44%
Conservative
8
32%
Independent
2
8%
Liberal Democrat
2
8%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
4%
Green Party
1
4%
Sponsor List (25 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Con
Mr Richard Bacon
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Fiona Bruce
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Lab
Bill Esterson
Sefton Central
Lab
Yvonne Fovargue
Lab
Dame Nia Griffith
Llanelli
Con
Gordon Henderson
Lab
Ian Lavery
Blyth and Ashington
LD
Mr David Laws
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
Con
Jack Lopresti
Green
Caroline Lucas
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Alison McGovern
Birkenhead
Lab
Catherine McKinnell
Newcastle upon Tyne North
Con
Esther McVey
Tatton
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Con
Caroline Nokes
Romsey and Southampton North
Lab
Chi Onwurah
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Con
Andrew Percy
LD
Sir Bob Russell (Sponsor)
DUP
Sammy Wilson
East Antrim
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