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EDM number 2274 in 2005-06, proposed by Keith Vaz on 25/05/2006.

That this House believes the continuation of the European Parliament meeting in Strasbourg is a gross waste of EU funds, energy and time; notes that other large political entities such as the United States and China manage to function well with a single national legislative capital; further notes that the European Parliament estimates it could save 209 million euros (£143 million) a year by meeting only in Brussels and ending its 560-mile round-trip monthly commute; further believes that the image of the European legislature transporting itself on such a basis damages the image of the European Union in the eyes of its citizens and the wider world; considers that Strasbourg, as a city of great culture and charm located in a historic crossroads of Europe, does not require the symbolic presence of the Parliament in order to maintain prestige; hopes that a sensible resolution can be agreed between governments at the Europe Council; and calls on members of the European Parliament to consider what action they would be able to take in the absence of such agreement.

This motion has been signed by a total of 46 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Keith Vaz25/05/2006Leicester EastLabourProposed
Lynne Jones05/06/2006Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Andrew Dismore05/06/2006HendonLabourSeconded
David Taylor05/06/2006North West LeicestershireLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley05/06/2006Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
John Cummings05/06/2006EasingtonLabourSeconded
Bob Spink05/06/2006Castle PointConservativeSigned
David Drew05/06/2006StroudLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders06/06/2006TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
David Crausby06/06/2006Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell06/06/2006East LondonderryDUPSigned
Colin Breed06/06/2006South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Rob Marris07/06/2006Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Jim Devine07/06/2006LivingstonLabourSigned
John Leech07/06/2006Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Anderson07/06/2006BlaydonLabourSigned
Rudi Vis07/06/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Mike Hancock07/06/2006Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Evans07/06/2006Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Derek Conway07/06/2006Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Martin Caton07/06/2006GowerLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty07/06/2006Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Janet Dean08/06/2006BurtonLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins08/06/2006TamworthLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn08/06/2006Islington NorthLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell08/06/2006Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
John Pugh08/06/2006SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris Bryant08/06/2006RhonddaLabourSigned
Bill Etherington12/06/2006Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Hywel Francis12/06/2006AberavonLabourSigned
Tom Brake14/06/2006Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Hamilton14/06/2006MidlothianLabourSigned
Betty Williams14/06/2006ConwyLabourSigned
Stephen Williams14/06/2006Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Hugh Bayley16/06/2006City of YorkLabourSigned
Vincent Cable19/06/2006TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian Taylor19/06/2006Esher and WaltonConservativeSigned
Stephen Hepburn20/06/2006JarrowLabourSigned
Ann Cryer20/06/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds20/06/2006Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Michael Moore21/06/2006Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming22/06/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson27/06/2006Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
David Borrow27/06/2006South RibbleLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross27/06/2006TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Illsley29/06/2006Barnsley CentralLabourSigned

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