Village Halls

EDM number 1879 in 2002-03, proposed by Hilton Dawson on 06/11/2003.

That this House recognises the vital importance of village halls to the local service, well-being and necessary regeneration of rural communities; understands that funding for new or replacement halls must come for a vibrant partnership of each local community and district, county, regional and national bodies; welcomes the superb work undertaken by the Lancashire Association of Village and Community Halls to collate information on progress as well as need across their county; deeply regrets that reduced support from the community fund and a confusing and incoherent grant system threatens their worthy aspiration for ú7.25 million of capital funding in rural Lancashire over the next 10 years; and calls for a new approach to planning and developing local priorities which would balance local effect with a transparent and reliable system of capital grant and revenue support.

This motion has been signed by a total of 14 MPs.