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Funding Of Northern Waterways

EDM number 459 in 2006-07, proposed by Bob Laxton on 11/12/2006.

That this House welcomes the major improvements that have taken place in recent years across northern canals and rivers ranging from major inner city regeneration, such as in Manchester, through to the re-opening of historic previously abandoned canals, such as the Rochdale and Huddersfield; notes these waterways need constant care from lock-keepers in order for 200-year old structures to continue working; further notes that improvements may be in jeopardy due to the cuts imposed by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on British Waterways and the Environment Agency resulting in real doubts as to the future health of the network; and calls on DEFRA to reverse both these budget cuts this year to ensure the network is funded so that the millions of visitors to northern waterways can continue to enjoy these national treasures.

This motion has been signed by a total of 45 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Laxton11/12/2006Derby NorthLabourProposed
Bob Spink11/12/2006Castle PointConservativeSeconded
Peter Bottomley12/12/2006Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Paul Holmes12/12/2006ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSeconded
Lindsay Hoyle12/12/2006ChorleyLabourSeconded
Andrew Dismore12/12/2006HendonLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn12/12/2006Islington NorthLabourSigned
Peter Soulsby12/12/2006Leicester SouthLabourSigned
Natascha Engel12/12/2006North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
David Taylor12/12/2006North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Charlotte Atkins12/12/2006Staffordshire MoorlandsLabourSigned
Ann Cryer12/12/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell12/12/2006East LondonderryDUPSigned
Lynne Jones12/12/2006Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Brian Iddon12/12/2006Bolton South EastLabourSigned
David Heyes12/12/2006Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson13/12/2006Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Jeff Ennis13/12/2006Barnsley East and MexboroughLabourSigned
David Drew13/12/2006StroudLabourSigned
David Crausby13/12/2006Bolton North EastLabourSigned
William McCrea13/12/2006South AntrimDUPSigned
Chris McCafferty13/12/2006Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Iris Robinson13/12/2006StrangfordDUPSigned
Greg Pope13/12/2006HyndburnLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell13/12/2006Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
David Simpson14/12/2006Upper BannDUPSigned
Rudi Vis14/12/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins18/12/2006TamworthLabourSigned
Linda Riordan18/12/2006HalifaxLabourSigned
Graham Stringer19/12/2006Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
John Hemming19/12/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
David Borrow19/12/2006South RibbleLabourSigned
Janet Dean19/12/2006BurtonLabourSigned
Eric Illsley19/12/2006Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Sammy Wilson08/01/2007East AntrimDUPSigned
Stephen Hepburn10/01/2007JarrowLabourSigned
David Chaytor11/01/2007Bury NorthLabourSigned
Tim Farron11/01/2007Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson18/01/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington18/01/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Phil Willis24/01/2007Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Wood24/01/2007Batley and SpenLabourSigned
John Grogan19/03/2007SelbyLabourSigned
David Anderson19/03/2007BlaydonLabourSigned
Jon Trickett17/05/2007HemsworthLabourSigned

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