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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY (10 September 2013)

Motion Details

That this House welcomes Small Business Saturday 2013 on 7 December; encourages all hon. Members to take part and shop in a local small business on 7 December; recognises that Small Business Saturday has been a huge success in the United States where it was supported by President Obama and led to 100 million Americans spending $5.5 billion; understands that small businesses are at the heart of local communities; and believes that in the critical Christmas period small businesses will benefit from the support of Small Business Saturday on the busiest shopping day of the year.

Sponsored by:
Sir Julian Smith (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
23
40%
 
 
Conservative
17
30%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
6
11%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
4
7%
 
 
Independent
2
4%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
4%
 
 
The Independent Group for Change
1
2%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
 
 
Alliance
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (57 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Peter Aldous
Con
Sir David Amess
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
Con
Bob Blackman
Harrow East
Lab
Paul Blomfield
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Sir Tony Cunningham
Lab
Jim Dobbin
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Lab
Mr Frank Doran
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Lab
Natascha Engel
Lab
Bill Esterson
Sefton Central
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
IGC
Mike Gapes
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Con
James Gray
Con
Robert Halfon
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
John Hemming
LD
Dr Julian Huppert
Con
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Con
Mr Marcus Jones
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
LD
Mr John Leech
Con
Charlotte Leslie
Lab
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
South Shields
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
APNI
Naomi Long
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Jim McGovern
Con
Stephen Metcalfe
Con
Penny Mordaunt
Lab
Graeme Morrice
Con
David Morris
Con
Mr Brooks Newmark
Lab
Fiona O'Donnell
Lab
Sandra Osborne
Lab
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Lab
John Robertson
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman
DUP
David Simpson
Con
Sir Julian Smith (Sponsor)
Skipton and Ripon
Con
Andrew Stephenson
LD
Lord Stunell
Lab
Valerie Vaz
Walsall and Bloxwich
LD
Mr David Ward

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