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Network Rail And The Natural Environment

EDM number 199 in 2012-13, proposed by Jeremy Corbyn on 13/06/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Nature conservation and Railways.

That this House is deeply concerned at the insensitive behaviour of Network Rail towards the natural environment, nesting birds, the local community and Islington Borough Council; notes its unannounced clearing of vegetation adjacent to the railway lines in north Islington near to the Arsenal stadium and the Gillespie Park Nature Reserve; further notes that this is an important wildlife corridor which enhances the ecology of London as a whole; further notes despairingly that Network Rail did not fulfil undertakings given in September 2011 to work with local communities and the local authority before undertaking vegetation works;expects Network Rail to realise the meanings of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in protecting our natural environments including nesting birds; and is astonished at its behaviour in respect of this recent incident.

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

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jeremy Corbyn13/06/2012Islington NorthLabourProposed
Caroline Lucas14/06/2012Brighton, PavilionGreenSeconded
Peter Bottomley14/06/2012Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
David Simpson18/06/2012Upper BannDUPSeconded
John McDonnell18/06/2012Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSeconded
Alan Meale18/06/2012MansfieldLabourSeconded
William McCrea19/06/2012South AntrimDUPSigned
Martin Caton19/06/2012GowerLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin19/06/2012Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell20/06/2012Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Mike Hancock20/06/2012Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Godsiff20/06/2012Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
Paul Flynn20/06/2012Newport WestLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne21/06/2012Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
George Galloway25/06/2012Bradford WestRespectSigned
Simon Hughes28/06/2012Bermondsey and Old SouthwarkLiberal DemocratSigned
Julian Brazier11/07/2012CanterburyConservativeSigned
David Crausby11/07/2012Bolton North EastLabourSigned

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