Parliament Website

Post Office Closures And The Community

EDM number 1031 in 2006-07, proposed by David Heath on 05/03/2007.

That this House supports the views expressed in the petition of parish councils of the constituency of Somerton and Frome, which deplores the potential social, economic and environmental effects of the closure of a substantial number of post offices; and urges the Government to reconsider the matter before irreparable damage is done to local communities, supported by the town and parish councils of Somerton, Frome, Abbas and Templecombe, Alford, Cary Moor, Lovington, North and South Barrow, Ansford, Ash, Babcary, Barrington, Barton St David, Batcombe, Bratton Seymour, Brewham, Bruton, Castle Cary, Charlton Mackrell, Charlton Musgrove, Coleford, Compton Dundon, Compton Pauncefoot, Cucklington, Curry Mallet, Doulting, Drayton, Evercreech, Fivehead, Great Elm, Henstridge, Holton, Maperton, North Cheriton and North Vale, Horsington, Ilchester, Isle Brewers, Keinton Mandeville, Kingsbury Episcopi, Kingsdon, Langport, Leigh on Mendip, Long Sutton, Lullington, Lydford on Fosse, Martock, Mells, Milborne Port, Milton Clevedon, Muchelney, North Cadbury and Yarlington, Pen Selwood, Pitcombe, Queen Camel, Rode, Selwood, Shepton Montague, South Cadbury, Sparkford, Stocklinch, Stoke St Michael, Stoke Trister, Stratton on the Fosse, Tellisford, Trudoxhill, Upton Noble, Wanstrow, West Camel, Wincanton and Witham Friary.

This motion has been signed by a total of 18 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Heath05/03/2007Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratProposed
Mike Hancock06/03/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Paul Holmes06/03/2007ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSeconded
Colin Breed06/03/2007South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSeconded
Jeremy Browne06/03/2007TauntonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Ann Cryer06/03/2007KeighleyLabourSeconded
David Laws07/03/2007YeovilLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech07/03/2007Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Williams08/03/2007CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Willie Rennie14/03/2007Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson15/03/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
John Hemming19/03/2007Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson19/03/2007East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey20/03/2007North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Horwood28/03/2007CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Rowen18/04/2007RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Mulholland25/04/2007Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Alasdair McDonnell09/05/2007Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned

Download raw data as csv or xml.