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Standing Areas At Football Grounds

EDM number 140 in 2004-05, proposed by Mike Hancock on 23/11/2004.

That this House urges the Government to re-examine the case for introducing small, limited sections of safe standing areas at football grounds; further urges the Government to recognise that there is widespread support for such areas, and that improvements in stadium design and technology mean that, with rigorous safety specifications, standing areas could be safely re-introduced; and calls on the Minister concerned to convene a meeting of representatives of the police, supporters, Premier League clubs and the Football Licensing Authority to find a way forward.

This motion has been signed by a total of 24 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Mike Hancock23/11/2004Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratProposed
Tony Lloyd24/11/2004Manchester CentralLabourSigned
Rob Marris24/11/2004Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
David Taylor24/11/2004North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Andrew MacKay25/11/2004BracknellConservativeSigned
Ian Gibson25/11/2004Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis25/11/2004Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Julian Lewis29/11/2004New Forest EastConservativeSigned
Roger Godsiff29/11/2004Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small HeathLabourSigned
Bob Russell30/11/2004ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew02/12/2004StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Janet Dean02/12/2004BurtonLabourSigned
Nigel Jones02/12/2004CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
John Pugh07/12/2004SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Clive Efford09/12/2004ElthamLabourSigned
Alan Simpson13/12/2004Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Stephen Pound16/12/2004Ealing NorthLabourSigned
David Crausby16/12/2004Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins20/12/2004Luton NorthLabourSigned
Mike Gapes21/12/2004Ilford SouthLabour Co-operativeSigned
Graham Stringer18/01/2005Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
Tom Clarke19/01/2005Coatbridge & ChrystonLabourSigned
Tom Cox21/02/2005TootingLabourSigned
Harold Best04/04/2005Leeds North WestLabourSigned

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