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Cost Of The European Parliament

EDM number 1732 in 2008-09, proposed by Bob Spink on 23/06/2009.
Categorised under the topic of European Parliament.

That this House notes with concern that the cost of the European Parliament's policy of dividing its work between Brussels and Strasbourg is estimated at over 200 million per year and creates 20,268 tonnes of additional carbon dioxide emissions; further notes that the European Parliament is the only parliamentary assembly in the world that has two seats; further notes that the Strasbourg seat stands empty for 300 days of the year; therefore calls on the Government to urge the European Council to amend the Treaty of Amsterdam to identify a single seat for the European Parliament thereby reducing the EU budget of 1,530 million and cutting carbon dioxide emissions.

This motion has been signed by a total of 33 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Spink23/06/2009Castle PointIndependentProposed
Stephen Williams24/06/2009Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Taylor24/06/2009North West LeicestershireLabourSeconded
Philip Davies24/06/2009ShipleyConservativeSeconded
Martin Caton25/06/2009GowerLabourSeconded
Jeremy Browne25/06/2009TauntonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Ann Winterton25/06/2009CongletonConservativeSigned
Angus MacNeil25/06/2009Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
David Drew25/06/2009StroudLabourSigned
Ann Cryer25/06/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Paul Holmes25/06/2009ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones26/06/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Kim Howells29/06/2009PontypriddLabourSigned
Mike Hancock29/06/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Graham Stringer29/06/2009Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
John Hemming29/06/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins30/06/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
Mark Hunter30/06/2009CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
William McCrea30/06/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
Gregory Campbell01/07/2009East LondonderryDUPSigned
Ronnie Campbell01/07/2009Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Rudi Vis01/07/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Mark Williams01/07/2009CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Jenkins02/07/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard02/07/2009WalthamstowLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley02/07/2009Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Iris Robinson07/07/2009StrangfordDUPSigned
David Cairns08/07/2009InverclydeLabourSigned
John McDonnell09/07/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Alan Simpson14/07/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds20/07/2009Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Lindsay Roy21/07/2009GlenrothesLabourSigned
Frank Cook13/10/2009Stockton NorthLabourSigned

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