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EDM number 1719 in 1997-98, proposed by Alan Whitehead on 29/10/1998.

That this House welcomes the publication of the Government's White Paper Modern Local Government: In Touch with the People and the package of reform contained in it, including new political structures to suit councils' role as community leaders, the strengthening of local financial accountability, a new ethical framework, a new duty on councils to promote the economic, social and environmental welfare of their areas, and a new duty on councils to deliver best value in the delivery of services; acknowledges the progress already made by local authorities in each of these policy areas; recognises that each part of the package is dependent on all the other parts; calls for as much as possible of the package to be contained in legislation at the earliest possible date to ensure local authorities maintain the drive to take forward the improvement agenda; calls for early publication in draft form of elements that are not immediately legislated upon; and would welcome an agreed way forward for local government through other interim measures.

This motion has been signed by a total of 65 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Alan Whitehead29/10/1998Southampton, TestLabourProposed
Phyllis Starkey29/10/1998Milton Keynes South WestLabourSigned
Sally Keeble29/10/1998Northampton NorthLabourSigned
Eileen Gordon29/10/1998RomfordLabourSigned
Bob Blizzard29/10/1998WaveneyLabourSigned
Gisela Stuart29/10/1998Birmingham, EdgbastonLabourSigned
Gareth Thomas29/10/1998Harrow WestLabourSigned
Brian White29/10/1998North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Brian Sedgemore02/11/1998Hackney South & ShoreditchLabourSigned
Peter Bradley03/11/1998Wrekin, TheLabourSigned
Phil Woolas03/11/1998Oldham East & SaddleworthLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin03/11/1998Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Janet Dean03/11/1998BurtonLabourSigned
Bill Olner03/11/1998NuneatonLabourSigned
Austin Mitchell03/11/1998Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar03/11/1998Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Joan Humble03/11/1998Blackpool North & FleetwoodLabourSigned
Stephen Hesford03/11/1998Wirral WestLabourSigned
James Plaskitt03/11/1998Warwick & LeamingtonLabourSigned
Kerry Pollard04/11/1998St AlbansLabourSigned
Nick Palmer04/11/1998BroxtoweLabourSigned
Michael Foster04/11/1998WorcesterLabourSigned
Syd Rapson04/11/1998Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Martin Salter04/11/1998Reading WestLabourSigned
David Kidney04/11/1998StaffordLabourSigned
Christine Butler04/11/1998Castle PointLabourSigned
Valerie Davey04/11/1998Bristol WestLabourSigned
Lorna Fitzsimons04/11/1998RochdaleLabourSigned
Jane Griffiths04/11/1998Reading EastLabourSigned
Bob Laxton05/11/1998Derby NorthLabourSigned
Iain Coleman05/11/1998Hammersmith & FulhamLabourSigned
Colin Pickthall05/11/1998West LancashireLabourSigned
Melanie Johnson05/11/1998Welwyn HatfieldLabourSigned
Christine Russell09/11/1998Chester, City ofLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden09/11/1998Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Ian Gibson09/11/1998Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Peter Temple-Morris09/11/1998LeominsterLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt09/11/1998Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Linda Perham10/11/1998Ilford NorthLabourSigned
Andrew Love10/11/1998EdmontonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Laura Moffatt10/11/1998CrawleyLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith10/11/1998Bristol North WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
Martin Caton10/11/1998GowerLabourSigned
Roger Berry10/11/1998KingswoodLabourSigned
Rudi Vis10/11/1998Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Joan Walley10/11/1998Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
Charlotte Atkins11/11/1998Staffordshire MoorlandsLabourSigned
Bill Michie11/11/1998Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Alan Simpson11/11/1998Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Jacqui Smith11/11/1998RedditchLabourSigned
Barry Sheerman12/11/1998HuddersfieldLabour Co-operativeSigned
Stephen Hepburn12/11/1998JarrowLabourSigned
Ian Cawsey12/11/1998Brigg & GooleLabourSigned
George Stevenson12/11/1998Stoke-on-Trent SouthLabourSigned
Paul Truswell12/11/1998PudseyLabourSigned
Shona McIsaac16/11/1998CleethorpesLabourSigned
Tony Wright16/11/1998Cannock ChaseLabourSigned
Anthony D Wright16/11/1998Great YarmouthLabourSigned
Mike Wood16/11/1998Batley & SpenLabourSigned
Ben Bradshaw16/11/1998ExeterLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins16/11/1998Luton NorthLabourSigned
Dan Norris17/11/1998WansdykeLabourSigned
David Drew17/11/1998StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Harry Cohen18/11/1998Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Barry Gardiner18/11/1998Brent NorthLabourSigned

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