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Empty Shops

EDM number 8 in 2009-10, proposed by Bob Russell on 18/11/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Service industries.

That this House notes with grave concern the increase in the number ofempty shops in traditional town and neighbourhood centres; calls on the Government as a matter of urgency to consider a range of options to halt further closures and assist in the restoration to retail use of closed premises; specifically urges that value added tax for refurbishment works on retail premises should be reduced from 15 per cent. to five per cent., that business rates for retail premises should be frozen and that upward rent review clauses which automatically allow rents to rise should be scrapped; and further urges that planning, financial and parking policies which discriminate in favour of out-of-town shopping centres should be reviewed so that there is a level playing field with traditional town centres and neighbourhood shopping centres.

This motion has been signed by a total of 61 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Russell18/11/2009ColchesterLiberal DemocratProposed
Mike Hancock18/11/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew George18/11/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Simon Hughes18/11/2009North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Bob Spink18/11/2009Castle PointIndependentSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn18/11/2009Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Adrian Sanders19/11/2009TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson19/11/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Colin Breed19/11/2009South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Sandra Gidley19/11/2009RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Lindsay Hoyle23/11/2009ChorleyLabourSigned
John Austin23/11/2009Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Alan Meale24/11/2009MansfieldLabourSigned
Hywel Williams24/11/2009CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Mark Durkan24/11/2009FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
John McDonnell24/11/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
William McCrea25/11/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
Dai Davies25/11/2009Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Mark Hunter25/11/2009CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim McGovern25/11/2009Dundee WestLabourSigned
John Leech25/11/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Phil Willis25/11/2009Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew25/11/2009StroudLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds25/11/2009Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Janet Dean25/11/2009BurtonLabourSigned
Ann Cryer25/11/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
John Pugh25/11/2009SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming26/11/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis26/11/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Martin Caton26/11/2009GowerLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd26/11/2009Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Brian Jenkins26/11/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Albert Owen26/11/2009Ynys MLabourSigned
Paul Keetch30/11/2009HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon01/12/2009North DownUUPSigned
Paul Truswell01/12/2009PudseyLabourSigned
Jo Swinson03/12/2009East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Marsha Singh07/12/2009Bradford WestLabourSigned
Eric Illsley07/12/2009Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
David Crausby07/12/2009Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell08/12/2009East LondonderryDUPSigned
Adam Price10/12/2009Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Andrew Pelling10/12/2009Croydon CentralIndependentSigned
Linda Riordan10/12/2009HalifaxLabourSigned
Dan Rogerson10/12/2009North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Charlotte Atkins15/12/2009Staffordshire MoorlandsLabourSigned
Evan Harris16/12/2009Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Andy Reed07/01/2010LoughboroughLabourSigned
James Gray03/02/2010North WiltshireConservativeSigned
Derek Wyatt05/02/2010Sittingbourne and SheppeyLabourSigned
Diane Abbott08/02/2010Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Jennifer Willott09/02/2010Cardiff CentralLiberal DemocratSigned
David Simpson22/02/2010Upper BannDUPSigned
Edward Leigh22/02/2010GainsboroughConservativeSigned
Nigel Evans22/02/2010Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Roger Williams22/02/2010Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Wood22/02/2010Batley and SpenLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross22/02/2010TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Rowen02/03/2010RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Malcolm Bruce04/03/2010GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
Julie Morgan17/03/2010Cardiff NorthLabourSigned

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