PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
PROTECTION OF ANCIENT WOODS (26 March 2017)
Motion Details
That this House notes that the Government has announced its intention to improve and protect ancient woods and veteran trees by adding them to a list of the nation's assets, thereby granting them added protection from development; and believes that to ensure the success of such good intentions it will be necessary to change the current National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) by updating paragraph 118 of its guidelines to deem such developments only acceptable in wholly exceptional circumstances.
Sponsored by:
Sir Alan Meale (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
9
41%
Democratic Unionist Party
4
18%
Scottish National Party
2
9%
Ulster Unionist Party
2
9%
Independent
2
9%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
9%
Liberal Democrat
1
5%
Sponsor List (22 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
SDLP
Mark Durkan
UUP
Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Ind
Lady Hermon
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
UUP
Danny Kinahan
Lab
Rachael Maskell
York Central
Lab
Steve McCabe
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Lab
Sir Alan Meale (Sponsor)
LD
Sarah Olney
Richmond Park
Lab
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
DUP
Gavin Robinson
Belfast East
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
DUP
David Simpson
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
SNP
Chris Stephens
SNP
Mike Weir
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