<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><edm>
<id>31803</id>
<session>2006-07</session>
<number>228</number>
<title>Save Our Nurseries Campaign</title>
<proposer id="10389">Anne McIntosh</proposer>
<date>2006-11-22</date>
<text>That this House recognises that nurseries, pre-schools and day-care providers fulfil a vital role in the development of pre-school children and that voluntary, private and independent nurseries provide the overwhelming majority of nursery care; notes that the Government's new code of practice on the provision of free nursery care threatens nursery providers' financial viability; further notes with concern that the Government has not assessed how many providers could be forced to close when the code of practice is implemented; and therefore urges the Government to halt the implementation of this code of practice until an assessment is made to ensure that existing and trusted nursery providers are able to continue in their work.</text>
<topics>
</topics>
<signatures>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10389">Anne McIntosh</mp>
		<date>2006-11-22</date>
		<type>Proposed</type>
		<constituency>Vale of York</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11626">Michael Penning</mp>
		<date>2006-11-22</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Hemel Hempstead</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10999">Boris Johnson</mp>
		<date>2006-11-22</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Henley</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10265">John Hayes</mp>
		<date>2006-11-22</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>South Holland &amp; The Deepings</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10225">Nick Gibb</mp>
		<date>2006-11-22</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Bognor Regis &amp; Littlehampton</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10637">David Willetts</mp>
		<date>2006-11-22</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Havant</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11245">Bob Spink</mp>
		<date>2006-11-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Castle Point</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10222">Andrew George</mp>
		<date>2006-11-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>St Ives</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11759">Stewart Jackson</mp>
		<date>2006-11-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Peterborough</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11420">John Hemming</mp>
		<date>2006-11-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Yardley</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10815">Derek Conway</mp>
		<date>2006-11-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Old Bexley &amp; Sidcup</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10371">Tim Loughton</mp>
		<date>2006-11-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Worthing &amp; Shoreham</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10368">Elfyn Llwyd</mp>
		<date>2006-11-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Meirionnydd Nant Conwy</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11199">Andrew Rosindell</mp>
		<date>2006-11-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Romford</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11859">Jeremy Hunt</mp>
		<date>2006-11-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South West Surrey</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11573">David Burrowes</mp>
		<date>2006-11-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Enfield, Southgate</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10057">Peter Bottomley</mp>
		<date>2006-11-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Worthing West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10918">Paul Goodman</mp>
		<date>2006-11-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wycombe</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10193">Michael Fabricant</mp>
		<date>2006-11-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lichfield</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11216">Andrew Selous</mp>
		<date>2006-11-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South West Bedfordshire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11308">Angela Watkinson</mp>
		<date>2006-11-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Upminster</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10624">Nigel Waterson</mp>
		<date>2006-11-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Eastbourne</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11109">Patrick Mercer</mp>
		<date>2006-11-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Newark</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11603">Anne Milton</mp>
		<date>2006-11-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Guildford</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11506">David Jones</mp>
		<date>2006-11-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Clwyd West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10643">David Wilshire</mp>
		<date>2006-11-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Spelthorne</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10780">Gregory Campbell</mp>
		<date>2006-11-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Londonderry</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11132">Andrew Murrison</mp>
		<date>2006-11-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Westbury</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10958">Lady Hermon</mp>
		<date>2006-11-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Down</constituency>
		<party>UUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10955">Charles Hendry</mp>
		<date>2006-11-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wealden</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10555">Nicholas Soames</mp>
		<date>2006-11-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Mid Sussex</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10051">Crispin Blunt</mp>
		<date>2006-11-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Reigate</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10023">Tony Baldry</mp>
		<date>2006-11-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Banbury</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10857">Nigel Dodds</mp>
		<date>2006-11-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Belfast North</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11970">David Mundell</mp>
		<date>2006-11-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale &amp; Tweeddale</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10348">Eleanor Laing</mp>
		<date>2006-11-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Epping Forest</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10477">Eric Pickles</mp>
		<date>2006-11-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brentwood &amp; Ongar</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10632">John Whittingdale</mp>
		<date>2006-11-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Maldon &amp; East Chelmsford</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11892">David Simpson</mp>
		<date>2006-12-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Upper Bann</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10267">Oliver Heald</mp>
		<date>2006-12-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Hertfordshire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10289">John Horam</mp>
		<date>2006-12-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Orpington</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10679">William McCrea</mp>
		<date>2006-12-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South Antrim</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11402">Alasdair McDonnell</mp>
		<date>2006-12-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Belfast South</constituency>
		<party>Social Democratic and Labour Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11927">Stephen Hammond</mp>
		<date>2006-12-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wimbledon</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10228">Cheryl Gillan</mp>
		<date>2006-12-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Chesham &amp; Amersham</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11785">James Duddridge</mp>
		<date>2006-12-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Rochford &amp; Southend East</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11190">Hugh Robertson</mp>
		<date>2006-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Faversham &amp; Mid Kent</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11858">Michael Gove</mp>
		<date>2006-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Surrey Heath</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10009">David Amess</mp>
		<date>2006-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Southend West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10065">Julian Brazier</mp>
		<date>2006-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Canterbury</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10559">Caroline Spelman</mp>
		<date>2006-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Meriden</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11389">Maria Miller</mp>
		<date>2006-12-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Basingstoke</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10194">Michael Fallon</mp>
		<date>2006-12-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sevenoaks</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11265">Hugo Swire</mp>
		<date>2006-12-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Devon</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11905">Edward Vaizey</mp>
		<date>2006-12-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wantage</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10587">Ian Taylor</mp>
		<date>2006-12-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Esher &amp; Walton</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10214">Christopher Fraser</mp>
		<date>2006-12-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South West Norfolk</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10240">James Gray</mp>
		<date>2007-01-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Wiltshire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11884">Greg Clark</mp>
		<date>2007-01-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Tunbridge Wells</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10243">Dominic Grieve</mp>
		<date>2007-01-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Beaconsfield</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10062">Graham Brady</mp>
		<date>2007-01-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Altrincham &amp; Sale West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10358">Julian Lewis</mp>
		<date>2007-01-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>New Forest East</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11651">Lee Scott</mp>
		<date>2007-01-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ilford North</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10006">Peter Ainsworth</mp>
		<date>2007-02-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Surrey</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11522">Andrew Pelling</mp>
		<date>2007-02-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Croydon Central</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10620">Robert Walter</mp>
		<date>2007-02-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Dorset</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11640">James Brokenshire</mp>
		<date>2007-02-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hornchurch</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11588">Mark Harper</mp>
		<date>2007-02-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Forest of Dean</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11715">Mark Lancaster</mp>
		<date>2007-02-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Milton Keynes</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11406">Graham Stuart</mp>
		<date>2007-02-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Beverley &amp; Holderness</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10013">James Arbuthnot</mp>
		<date>2007-02-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Hampshire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10241">Damian Green</mp>
		<date>2007-02-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ashford</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10221">Edward Garnier</mp>
		<date>2007-02-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Harborough</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10123">Harry Cohen</mp>
		<date>2007-02-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leyton &amp; Wanstead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10373">Peter Luff</mp>
		<date>2007-02-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Mid Worcestershire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10293">Gerald Howarth</mp>
		<date>2007-02-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Aldershot</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10560">Michael Spicer</mp>
		<date>2007-02-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>West Worcestershire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11610">Greg Hands</mp>
		<date>2007-02-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hammersmith &amp; Fulham</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11804">Robert Goodwill</mp>
		<date>2007-02-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Scarborough &amp; Whitby</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10394">David Maclean</mp>
		<date>2007-02-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Penrith &amp; The Border</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10563">John Stanley</mp>
		<date>2007-02-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Tonbridge &amp; Malling</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11791">Jeremy Wright</mp>
		<date>2007-02-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Rugby &amp; Kenilworth</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10249">John Gummer</mp>
		<date>2007-02-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Suffolk Coastal</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11771">Justine Greening</mp>
		<date>2007-02-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Putney</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10020">Peter Atkinson</mp>
		<date>2007-02-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hexham</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10580">Desmond Swayne</mp>
		<date>2007-02-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>New Forest West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10670">Stephen O'Brien</mp>
		<date>2007-03-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Eddisbury</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11798">Anne Main</mp>
		<date>2007-03-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>St Albans</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10934">David Hamilton</mp>
		<date>2007-04-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Midlothian</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11318">Bill Wiggin</mp>
		<date>2007-04-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leominster</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10426">Theresa May</mp>
		<date>2007-04-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Maidenhead</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10423">Francis Maude</mp>
		<date>2007-04-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Horsham</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10777">David Cameron</mp>
		<date>2007-05-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Witney</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11473">David Howarth</mp>
		<date>2007-06-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cambridge</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10634">Ann Widdecombe</mp>
		<date>2007-10-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Maidstone &amp; The Weald</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11727">Richard Benyon</mp>
		<date>2007-10-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Newbury</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11599">Adam Holloway</mp>
		<date>2007-10-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Gravesham</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10422">Michael Mates</mp>
		<date>2007-10-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Hampshire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
</signatures>
</edm>
