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A Right To Roam

EDM number 825 in 1997-98, proposed by Gordon Prentice on 24/02/1998.

That this House believes there should be a legal right of access to open countryside which would allow people to walk freely over uncultivated land, subject always to restrictions safeguarding wildlife and flora and the legitimate economic interests of those working the land; believes that ownership by itself is not a sufficient reason to deny access; and recognises that there is a widespread expectation that the Government intends to legislate to give the many this right denied to them by the few.

This motion has been signed by a total of 195 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Gordon Prentice24/02/1998PendleLabourProposed
Ian Davidson24/02/1998Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
Terry Davis24/02/1998Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Hilton Dawson24/02/1998Lancaster & WyreLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin24/02/1998Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Brian H Donohoe24/02/1998Cunninghame SouthLabourSigned
David Drew24/02/1998StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Maria Eagle24/02/1998Liverpool, GarstonLabourSigned
Clive Efford24/02/1998ElthamLabourSigned
Bill Etherington24/02/1998Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Jim Fitzpatrick24/02/1998Poplar & Canning TownLabourSigned
Maria Fyfe24/02/1998Glasgow, MaryhillLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard24/02/1998WalthamstowLabourSigned
Ian Gibson24/02/1998Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Linda Gilroy24/02/1998Plymouth, SuttonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Norman Godman24/02/1998Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Valerie Davey24/02/1998Bristol WestLabourSigned
Keith Darvill24/02/1998UpminsterLabourSigned
Claire Curtis-Thomas24/02/1998CrosbyLabourSigned
Martin Caton24/02/1998GowerLabourSigned
David Chaytor24/02/1998Bury NorthLabourSigned
Judith Church24/02/1998DagenhamLabourSigned
Michael Clapham24/02/1998Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Paul Clark24/02/1998GillinghamLabourSigned
Eric Clarke24/02/1998MidlothianLabourSigned
Ann Clwyd24/02/1998Cynon ValleyLabourSigned
Vernon Coaker24/02/1998GedlingLabourSigned
Harry Cohen24/02/1998Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Iain Coleman24/02/1998Hammersmith & FulhamLabourSigned
Frank Cook24/02/1998Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Tom Cox24/02/1998TootingLabourSigned
Ann Cryer24/02/1998KeighleyLabourSigned
John Cryer24/02/1998HornchurchLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham24/02/1998Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff24/02/1998Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small HeathLabourSigned
Paul Goggins24/02/1998Wythenshawe & Sale EastLabourSigned
David Taylor24/02/1998North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Mark Todd24/02/1998South DerbyshireLabourSigned
Paul Truswell24/02/1998PudseyLabourSigned
Dennis Turner24/02/1998Wolverhampton South EastLabour Co-operativeSigned
Rudi Vis24/02/1998Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Joan Walley24/02/1998Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
Robert Wareing24/02/1998Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Dave Watts24/02/1998St Helens NorthLabourSigned
Brian White24/02/1998North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Malcolm Wicks24/02/1998Croydon NorthLabourSigned
Alan Williams24/02/1998Carmarthen East & DinefwrLabourSigned
Betty Williams24/02/1998ConwyLabourSigned
David Winnick24/02/1998Walsall NorthLabourSigned
Audrey Wise24/02/1998PrestonLabourSigned
Mike Wood24/02/1998Batley & SpenLabourSigned
Gisela Stuart24/02/1998Birmingham, EdgbastonLabourSigned
Howard Stoate24/02/1998DartfordLabourSigned
Eileen Gordon24/02/1998RomfordLabourSigned
Diane Abbott24/02/1998Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
John Gunnell24/02/1998Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
Joe Ashton24/02/1998BassetlawLabourSigned
John Austin24/02/1998Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Harry Barnes24/02/1998North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Anne Begg24/02/1998Aberdeen SouthLabourSigned
Tony Benn24/02/1998ChesterfieldLabourSigned
Joe Benton24/02/1998BootleLabourSigned
Roger Berry24/02/1998KingswoodLabourSigned
Liz Blackman24/02/1998ErewashLabourSigned
Bob Blizzard24/02/1998WaveneyLabourSigned
David Borrow24/02/1998South RibbleLabourSigned
George Stevenson24/02/1998Stoke-on-Trent SouthLabourSigned
David Stewart24/02/1998Inverness East, Nairn and LochaberLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt24/02/1998Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Julie Morgan24/02/1998Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Jacqui Smith24/02/1998RedditchLabourSigned
Llew Smith24/02/1998Blaenau GwentLabourSigned
Phyllis Starkey24/02/1998Milton Keynes South WestLabourSigned
Stephen Hesford24/02/1998Wirral WestLabourSigned
David Hinchliffe24/02/1998WakefieldLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins24/02/1998Luton NorthLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle24/02/1998ChorleyLabourSigned
Brian Iddon24/02/1998Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Eric Illsley24/02/1998Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Helen Jones24/02/1998Warrington NorthLabourSigned
Jenny Jones24/02/1998Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Lynne Jones24/02/1998Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Martyn Jones24/02/1998Clwyd SouthLabourSigned
Piara S Khabra24/02/1998Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
David Kidney24/02/1998StaffordLabourSigned
Angela Smith24/02/1998BasildonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Dennis Skinner24/02/1998BolsoverLabourSigned
Colin Pickthall24/02/1998West LancashireLabourSigned
Peter Pike24/02/1998BurnleyLabourSigned
Kerry Pollard24/02/1998St AlbansLabourSigned
Nick Palmer24/02/1998BroxtoweLabourSigned
Michael Foster24/02/1998WorcesterLabourSigned
Stephen Pound24/02/1998Ealing NorthLabourSigned
Raymond Powell24/02/1998OgmoreLabourSigned
Ernie Ross24/02/1998Dundee WestLabourSigned
Martin Salter24/02/1998Reading WestLabourSigned
Phil Sawford24/02/1998KetteringLabourSigned
Brian Sedgemore24/02/1998Hackney South & ShoreditchLabourSigned
Jonathan R Shaw24/02/1998Chatham & AylesfordLabourSigned
Debra Shipley24/02/1998StourbridgeLabourSigned
Alan Simpson24/02/1998Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Marsha Singh24/02/1998Bradford WestLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar24/02/1998Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Ivor Caplin24/02/1998HoveLabourSigned
Bill Michie24/02/1998Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Andrew Miller24/02/1998Ellesmere Port & NestonLabourSigned
Austin Mitchell24/02/1998Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Denis Murphy24/02/1998WansbeckLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith24/02/1998Bristol North WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
Edward O'Hara24/02/1998Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Bill Olner24/02/1998NuneatonLabourSigned
Martin O'Neill24/02/1998OchilLabourSigned
Diana Organ24/02/1998Forest of DeanLabourSigned
Peter Bradley24/02/1998Wrekin, TheLabourSigned
Russell Brown24/02/1998DumfriesLabourSigned
Colin Burgon24/02/1998ElmetLabourSigned
Christine Butler24/02/1998Castle PointLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell24/02/1998Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Jamie Cann24/02/1998IpswichLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara24/02/1998Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
John McDonnell24/02/1998Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Bob Laxton24/02/1998Derby NorthLabourSigned
David Lepper24/02/1998Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Tom Levitt24/02/1998High PeakLabourSigned
Ivan Lewis24/02/1998Bury SouthLabourSigned
Terry Lewis24/02/1998WorsleyLabourSigned
Martin Linton24/02/1998BatterseaLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone24/02/1998Brent EastLabourSigned
Andrew Love24/02/1998EdmontonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Andrew MacKinlay24/02/1998ThurrockLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty24/02/1998Calder ValleyLabourSigned
John McAllion24/02/1998Dundee EastLabourSigned
John Maxton24/02/1998Glasgow, CathcartLabourSigned
Robert Marshall-Andrews24/02/1998MedwayLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden24/02/1998Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
John Marek24/02/1998WrexhamLabourSigned
Alice Mahon24/02/1998HalifaxLabourSigned
Llin Golding25/02/1998Newcastle-under-LymeLabourSigned
Fabian Hamilton25/02/1998Leeds North EastLabourSigned
Mike Hancock25/02/1998Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Candy Atherton25/02/1998Falmouth & CamborneLabourSigned
Harold Best25/02/1998Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Gerry Steinberg25/02/1998Durham, City ofLabourSigned
Ian Stewart25/02/1998EcclesLabourSigned
Gareth Thomas25/02/1998Harrow WestLabourSigned
Ronnie Fearn25/02/1998SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe25/02/1998LeighLabourSigned
Ivan Henderson25/02/1998HarwichLabourSigned
Beverley Hughes25/02/1998Stretford & UrmstonLabourSigned
Joan Humble25/02/1998Blackpool North & FleetwoodLabourSigned
Melanie Johnson25/02/1998Welwyn HatfieldLabourSigned
Judy Mallaber25/02/1998Amber ValleyLabourSigned
Lewis Moonie25/02/1998KirkcaldyLabour Co-operativeSigned
Chris Mullin25/02/1998Sunderland SouthLabourSigned
Richard Burden25/02/1998Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Desmond Turner26/02/1998Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis26/02/1998Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
Jim Cousins26/02/1998Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourSigned
Vincent Cable26/02/1998TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Jones26/02/1998CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris Ruane26/02/1998Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Fraser Kemp03/03/1998Houghton & Washington EastLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt03/03/1998CrawleyLabourSigned
Caroline Flint09/03/1998Don ValleyLabourSigned
Jane Griffiths10/03/1998Reading EastLabourSigned
Malcolm Savidge12/03/1998Aberdeen NorthLabourSigned
Geraldine Smith12/03/1998Morecambe & LunesdaleLabourSigned
Jackie Lawrence12/03/1998Preseli PembrokeshireLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne17/03/1998AyrLabourSigned
Gerry Bermingham23/03/1998St Helens SouthLabourSigned
Paul Flynn23/03/1998Newport WestLabourSigned
Syd Rapson23/03/1998Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Gwyn Prosser25/03/1998DoverLabourSigned
Huw Edwards26/03/1998MonmouthLabourSigned
Nigel Beard26/03/1998Bexleyheath & CrayfordLabourSigned
Julia Drown30/03/1998South SwindonLabourSigned
David Crausby30/03/1998Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Phil Hope30/03/1998CorbyLabour Co-operativeSigned
Jimmy Hood30/03/1998ClydesdaleLabourSigned
Janet Dean01/04/1998BurtonLabourSigned
Christine Russell02/04/1998Chester, City ofLabourSigned
Alan Keen02/04/1998Feltham & HestonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Geraint Davies02/04/1998Croydon CentralLabourSigned
Yvette Cooper08/04/1998Pontefract & CastlefordLabourSigned
John McWilliam20/04/1998BlaydonLabourSigned
Allan Rogers27/04/1998RhonddaLabourSigned
Chris Pond08/05/1998GraveshamLabourSigned
Giles Radice24/06/1998North DurhamLabourSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours21/07/1998WorkingtonLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell28/07/1998Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Fiona Jones02/09/1998NewarkLabourSigned
Dan Norris21/10/1998WansdykeLabourSigned
Charles ClarkeUnknownWithdrawn
Patricia HewittUnknownWithdrawn
Margaret HodgeUnknownWithdrawn

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