Local Exchange Trading Schemes (Lets) And Social Inclusion

EDM number 639 in 1998-99, proposed by Linda Gilroy on 12/05/1999.

That this House notes that the first reports of the Social Exclusion Unit will be published in the summer; welcomes the Government's determination to address the needs of those who find themselves excluded from everyday activities that many people take for granted; recognises the important contribution of local exchange trading schemes in aiding economic and social inclusion through co-operation and self help; and calls upon the Government to ensure that this worthwhile enterprise is properly considered in the recommendations of the Social Exclusion Unit.

This motion has been signed by a total of 91 MPs.