PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
WENTWORTH WOODHOUSE IN ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE (18 March 2015)

Motion Details

That this House commends the current plans to secure the future of one of the grandest stately homes in England, Wentworth Woodhouse in South Yorkshire, by placing it in a charitable trust and opening it to the public; acknowledges the exceptional splendour of this house and recognises the work already carried out in restoring parkland, lakes, monuments and temples, as well as repairs to the house itself; underlines the huge potential stimulus to economic regeneration in South Yorkshire; and calls on the Government and the National Heritage Memorial Fund to recognise the imperative to give strong and urgent support to these efforts.

Sponsored by:
John Healey (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
9
50%
 
 
Conservative
3
17%
 
 
Independent
3
17%
 
 
Workers Party of Britain
1
6%
 
 
Crossbench
1
6%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
1
6%
 
Sponsor List (18 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Mr David Anderson
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
Lab
Paul Blomfield
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
Lab
Paul Flynn
WPB
George Galloway
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
John Healey (Sponsor)
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Con
Robert Jenrick
Newark
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Mr Toby Perkins
Chesterfield
LD
Angela Smith
Con
Lord Soames of Fletching
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South

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