Countryside Agency (EDM272)

Countryside Agency

EDM number 272 in 1998-99, proposed by Charles Kennedy on 03/02/1999.

That this House welcomes the prospect of the appointment of a Chairman of the Countryside Agency, which starts work in less than nine weeks' time; and stresses that the Chairman must be someone who will be a champion for a living, working countryside, who can command the respect of the country and urban dwellers alike. who will give impartial and informed advice to Ministers on all rural matters, who will promote sustainable development, prosperity and recreation in the countryside and who will bring a forward looking and practical approach to overcoming problems, rather than resorting to outdated prejudice and unusable dogma.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Charles Kennedy	03/02/1999	Ross, Skye & Inverness West	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Adrian Sanders	03/02/1999	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Phil Willis	03/02/1999	Harrogate & Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Tyler	03/02/1999	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jenny Tonge	03/02/1999	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Donald Gorrie	03/02/1999	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Don Foster	03/02/1999	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Brian Cotter	03/02/1999	Weston-Super-Mare	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Oaten	03/02/1999	Winchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Richard Livsey	03/02/1999	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Keetch	03/02/1999	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nigel Jones	03/02/1999	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Heath	03/02/1999	Somerton & Frome	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nick Harvey	03/02/1999	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Burnett	03/02/1999	Torridge & West Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Peter Bottomley	04/02/1999	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Ronnie Fearn	04/02/1999	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Jones	04/02/1999	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	09/02/1999	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	10/02/1999	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Paul Burstow	10/02/1999	Sutton & Cheam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Wallace	10/02/1999	Orkney & Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Colin Breed	11/02/1999	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	11/02/1999	Hastings & Rye	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	15/02/1999	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tom Brake	16/02/1999	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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