<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><edm>
<id>37167</id>
<session>2008-09</session>
<number>175</number>
<title>Airport For The Island Of St Helena</title>
<proposer id="10521">Bob Russell</proposer>
<date>2008-12-08</date>
<text>That this House agrees with the people and government of the island of St Helena that the construction of an airport is crucial for the island's economic future; notes that the British Government has for many years promised that an airport would be constructed, and that plans had reached an advanced stage where the award of a contract to build an airport was imminent; is therefore appalled at the announcement, by means of a Written Statement on 8 December 2008 by the Secretary of State for International Development, that there is now a pause in negotiations over the St Helena airport project which brings it to a halt; believes that the dead hand of the Treasury is responsible for the betrayal of this loyal overseas dependent territory; and calls on the Government to proceed with the award of a contract for the construction of an airport on the island of St Helena without further delay.</text>
<topics>
	<topic>Aviation</topic>
	<topic>Overseas territories</topic>
</topics>
<signatures>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10521">Bob Russell</mp>
		<date>2008-12-08</date>
		<type>Proposed</type>
		<constituency>Colchester</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10057">Peter Bottomley</mp>
		<date>2008-12-09</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Worthing West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10258">Mike Hancock</mp>
		<date>2008-12-09</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Portsmouth South</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11245">Bob Spink</mp>
		<date>2008-12-09</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Castle Point</constituency>
		<party>Independent</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="12004">Angus MacNeil</mp>
		<date>2008-12-09</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Na h-Eileanan an Iar</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10383">John McDonnell</mp>
		<date>2008-12-09</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Hayes &amp; Harlington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10646">Ann Winterton</mp>
		<date>2008-12-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Congleton</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10105">Michael Clapham</mp>
		<date>2008-12-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Barnsley West &amp; Penistone</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10089">Ronnie Campbell</mp>
		<date>2008-12-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blyth Valley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10415">Gordon Marsden</mp>
		<date>2008-12-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blackpool South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10295">Lindsay Hoyle</mp>
		<date>2008-12-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Chorley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10313">Brian Jenkins</mp>
		<date>2008-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Tamworth</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10062">Graham Brady</mp>
		<date>2008-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Altrincham &amp; Sale West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10173">Brian H Donohoe</mp>
		<date>2008-12-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ayrshire Central</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10452">Denis Murphy</mp>
		<date>2008-12-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wansbeck</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11199">Andrew Rosindell</mp>
		<date>2008-12-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Romford</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10305">Eric Illsley</mp>
		<date>2008-12-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Barnsley Central</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10129">Frank Cook</mp>
		<date>2008-12-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stockton North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10189">Bill Etherington</mp>
		<date>2008-12-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sunderland North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10647">Nicholas Winterton</mp>
		<date>2008-12-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Macclesfield</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10190">Nigel Evans</mp>
		<date>2008-12-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ribble Valley</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10483">Greg Pope</mp>
		<date>2009-01-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hyndburn</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10082">John Butterfill</mp>
		<date>2009-01-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bournemouth West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10021">John Austin</mp>
		<date>2009-01-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Erith &amp; Thamesmead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10586">David Taylor</mp>
		<date>2009-01-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North West Leicestershire</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10620">Robert Walter</mp>
		<date>2009-01-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Dorset</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="13735">Dai Davies</mp>
		<date>2009-01-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blaenau Gwent</constituency>
		<party>Independent</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11324">Roger Williams</mp>
		<date>2009-01-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brecon &amp; Radnorshire</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10537">Richard Shepherd</mp>
		<date>2009-01-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Aldridge-Brownhills</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11522">Andrew Pelling</mp>
		<date>2009-01-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Croydon Central</constituency>
		<party>Independent</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11798">Anne Main</mp>
		<date>2009-01-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>St Albans</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11494">Martin Horwood</mp>
		<date>2009-01-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cheltenham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11995">Danny Alexander</mp>
		<date>2009-01-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch &amp; Strathspey</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10020">Peter Atkinson</mp>
		<date>2009-01-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hexham</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10009">David Amess</mp>
		<date>2009-01-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Southend West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10223">Bruce George</mp>
		<date>2009-01-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Walsall South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10785">Alistair Carmichael</mp>
		<date>2009-01-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Orkney &amp; Shetland</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10468">Richard Ottaway</mp>
		<date>2009-01-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Croydon South</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10543">Marsha Singh</mp>
		<date>2009-01-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bradford West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10442">Julie Morgan</mp>
		<date>2009-01-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cardiff North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10587">Ian Taylor</mp>
		<date>2009-01-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Esher &amp; Walton</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10118">David Clelland</mp>
		<date>2009-01-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Tyne Bridge</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10074">Malcolm Bruce</mp>
		<date>2009-01-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Gordon</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10066">Colin Breed</mp>
		<date>2009-01-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South East Cornwall</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10331">Paul Keetch</mp>
		<date>2009-01-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hereford</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10285">Jimmy Hood</mp>
		<date>2009-01-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lanark &amp; Hamilton East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10455">Doug Naysmith</mp>
		<date>2009-01-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bristol North West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11148">Albert Owen</mp>
		<date>2009-01-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ynys M</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11513">Daniel Rogerson</mp>
		<date>2009-01-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Cornwall</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10641">Phil Willis</mp>
		<date>2009-01-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Harrogate &amp; Knaresborough</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10634">Ann Widdecombe</mp>
		<date>2009-01-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Maidstone &amp; The Weald</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10166">Janet Dean</mp>
		<date>2009-01-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Burton</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11784">Paul Rowen</mp>
		<date>2009-01-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Rochdale</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11374">Sammy Wilson</mp>
		<date>2009-01-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Antrim</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10465">Lembit </mp>
		<date>2009-01-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Montgomeryshire</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10550">John Smith</mp>
		<date>2009-02-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Vale of Glamorgan</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10267">Oliver Heald</mp>
		<date>2009-02-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Hertfordshire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10282">Kate Hoey</mp>
		<date>2009-02-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Vauxhall</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10368">Elfyn Llwyd</mp>
		<date>2009-02-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Meirionnydd Nant Conwy</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10459">Mark Oaten</mp>
		<date>2009-02-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Winchester</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10575">Gary Streeter</mp>
		<date>2009-02-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South West Devon</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11333">Pete Wishart</mp>
		<date>2009-02-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Perth &amp; Perthshire North</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10288">Kelvin Hopkins</mp>
		<date>2009-02-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Luton North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10177">David Drew</mp>
		<date>2009-02-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stroud</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10197">Frank Field</mp>
		<date>2009-02-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birkenhead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10010">Michael Ancram</mp>
		<date>2009-02-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Devizes</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11345">Richard Younger-Ross</mp>
		<date>2009-02-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Teignbridge</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10329">Alan Keen</mp>
		<date>2009-02-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Feltham &amp; Heston</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10378">Chris McCafferty</mp>
		<date>2009-02-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Calder Valley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10176">Jim Dowd</mp>
		<date>2009-02-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lewisham West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10034">Alan Beith</mp>
		<date>2009-02-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Berwick-upon-Tweed</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10590">Matthew Taylor</mp>
		<date>2009-03-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Truro &amp; St Austell</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11707">John Leech</mp>
		<date>2009-03-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Manchester, Withington</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10362">Peter Lilley</mp>
		<date>2009-03-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hitchin &amp; Harpenden</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10261">Evan Harris</mp>
		<date>2009-03-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Oxford West &amp; Abingdon</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10393">Andrew MacKinlay</mp>
		<date>2009-03-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Thurrock</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11194">Iris Robinson</mp>
		<date>2009-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Strangford</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10262">Nick Harvey</mp>
		<date>2009-03-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Devon</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11641">Lynne Featherstone</mp>
		<date>2009-03-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hornsey &amp; Wood Green</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11565">Christopher Huhne</mp>
		<date>2009-03-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Eastleigh</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10298">Simon Hughes</mp>
		<date>2009-04-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Southwark &amp; Bermondsey</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10063">Tom Brake</mp>
		<date>2009-10-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Carshalton &amp; Wallington</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
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