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Reform Of Agricultural Tenancies

EDM number 900 in 2003-04, proposed by Simon Thomas on 24/03/2004.

That this House notes with concern the loopholes in the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1986 which renders it open to abuse; notes in particular the growing tendency of landlords to designate land as being for equestrian use, thus justifying removing the land from the tenants' control; believes that this has deprived many longstanding tenants from using land for agricultural use; is alarmed at the increasing anecdotal evidence that such land is never properly utilised for equestrian use but is soon sold on at a greatly inflated price, adding value to country properties and distorting the local housing market; and calls on the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to bring forward legislation based on the long-awaited review of agricultural tenancies.

This motion has been signed by a total of 20 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Simon Thomas24/03/2004CeredigionPlaid CymruProposed
Lynne Jones25/03/2004Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Martin Caton25/03/2004GowerLabourSigned
Andrew George25/03/2004St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn26/03/2004Islington NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer29/03/2004KeighleyLabourSigned
David Drew29/03/2004StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Albert Owen30/03/2004Ynys MLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara30/03/2004Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Peter Kilfoyle30/03/2004Liverpool, WaltonLabourSigned
Nigel Jones30/03/2004CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Rob Marris31/03/2004Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Alan Simpson01/04/2004Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Janet Dean01/04/2004BurtonLabourSigned
Harold Best19/04/2004Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Hywel Williams19/04/2004CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
David Heath22/04/2004Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Younger-Ross27/04/2004TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington05/05/2004Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd06/05/2004Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned

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