Public Libraries (EDM390)

Public Libraries

EDM number 390 in 1999-00, proposed by Linda Perham on 14/02/2000.

That this House notes that it is 150 years since the first reading of the Public Libraries Act enabling town councils to establish public libraries; applauds the great contribution made to people's lives by public libraries in terms of literacy and lifelong learning and engendering a love of books and acknowledges the vital part played in local communities by libraries over the last 150 years; further agrees that libraries of all kinds have an essential and continuing role to play in the new century as the information society unfolds; and lastly, congratulates the Library Association, the chartered body for librarians and information managers on the contribution of its members to our nation's cultural, educational, scientific and literary life.

This motion has been signed by a total of 191 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Linda Perham	14/02/2000	Ilford North	Labour	Proposed
Kerry Pollard	14/02/2000	St Albans	Labour	Signed
Stephen Pound	14/02/2000	Ealing North	Labour	Signed
Raymond Powell	14/02/2000	Ogmore	Labour	Signed
Gordon Prentice	14/02/2000	Pendle	Labour	Signed
Gwyn Prosser	14/02/2000	Dover	Labour	Signed
Lawrie Quinn	14/02/2000	Scarborough & Whitby	Labour	Signed
Syd Rapson	14/02/2000	Portsmouth North	Labour	Signed
Bob Russell	14/02/2000	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Christine Russell	14/02/2000	Chester, City of	Labour	Signed
Martin Salter	14/02/2000	Reading West	Labour	Signed
Jonathan R Shaw	14/02/2000	Chatham & Aylesford	Labour	Signed
Debra Shipley	14/02/2000	Stourbridge	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	14/02/2000	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	14/02/2000	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Geraldine Smith	14/02/2000	Morecambe & Lunesdale	Labour	Signed
Martin Smyth	14/02/2000	Belfast South	UUP	Signed
Helen Southworth	14/02/2000	Warrington South	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	14/02/2000	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Joan Humble	14/02/2000	Blackpool North & Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Alan Hurst	14/02/2000	Braintree	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	14/02/2000	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	14/02/2000	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Barry Jones	14/02/2000	Alyn & Deeside	Labour	Signed
Jenny Jones	14/02/2000	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Alan Keen	14/02/2000	Feltham & Heston	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Oona King	14/02/2000	Bethnal Green & Bow	Labour	Signed
Julie Kirkbride	14/02/2000	Bromsgrove	Conservative	Signed
Bob Laxton	14/02/2000	Derby North	Labour	Signed
David Lepper	14/02/2000	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Martin Linton	14/02/2000	Battersea	Labour	Signed
Richard Livsey	14/02/2000	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Love	14/02/2000	Edmonton	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Judy Mallaber	14/02/2000	Amber Valley	Labour	Signed
Gordon Marsden	14/02/2000	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
Stephen McCabe	14/02/2000	Birmingham, Hall Green	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	14/02/2000	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Siobhain McDonagh	14/02/2000	Mitcham & Morden	Labour	Signed
Anne McIntosh	14/02/2000	Vale of York	Conservative	Signed
Shona McIsaac	14/02/2000	Cleethorpes	Labour	Signed
Andrew Miller	14/02/2000	Ellesmere Port & Neston	Labour	Signed
Laura Moffatt	14/02/2000	Crawley	Labour	Signed
Dan Norris	14/02/2000	Wansdyke	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	14/02/2000	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Lembit	14/02/2000	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Diana Organ	14/02/2000	Forest of Dean	Labour	Signed
Tom Brake	14/02/2000	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Karen Buck	14/02/2000	Regent's Park and Kensington North	Labour	Signed
Colin Burgon	14/02/2000	Elmet	Labour	Signed
Simon Burns	14/02/2000	West Chelmsford	Conservative	Signed
Christine Butler	14/02/2000	Castle Point	Labour	Signed
Roger Casale	14/02/2000	Wimbledon	Labour	Signed
Sydney Chapman	14/02/2000	Chipping Barnet	Conservative	Signed
David Chidgey	14/02/2000	Eastleigh	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Clark	14/02/2000	South Shields	Labour	Signed
Tom Clarke	14/02/2000	Coatbridge & Chryston	Labour	Signed
Tony Clarke	14/02/2000	Northampton South	Labour	Signed
Ann Clwyd	14/02/2000	Cynon Valley	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	14/02/2000	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Iain Coleman	14/02/2000	Hammersmith & Fulham	Labour	Signed
Tom Cox	14/02/2000	Tooting	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	14/02/2000	Keighley	Labour	Signed
John Cryer	14/02/2000	Hornchurch	Labour	Signed
Jim Cunningham	14/02/2000	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Claire Curtis-Thomas	14/02/2000	Crosby	Labour	Signed
Keith Darvill	14/02/2000	Upminster	Labour	Signed
Valerie Davey	14/02/2000	Bristol West	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	14/02/2000	Burton	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	14/02/2000	Hendon	Labour	Signed
David Drew	14/02/2000	Stroud	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Clive Efford	14/02/2000	Eltham	Labour	Signed
Louise Ellman	14/02/2000	Liverpool, Riverside	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Michael Fabricant	14/02/2000	Lichfield	Conservative	Signed
Mark Fisher	14/02/2000	Stoke-on-Trent Central	Labour	Signed
Lorna Fitzsimons	14/02/2000	Rochdale	Labour	Signed
Mike Gapes	14/02/2000	Ilford South	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Barry Gardiner	14/02/2000	Brent North	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	14/02/2000	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Linda Gilroy	14/02/2000	Plymouth, Sutton	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Llin Golding	14/02/2000	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Labour	Signed
Eileen Gordon	14/02/2000	Romford	Labour	Signed
Teresa Gorman	14/02/2000	Billericay	Conservative	Signed
Jane Griffiths	14/02/2000	Reading East	Labour	Signed
Diane Abbott	14/02/2000	Hackney North & Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
Richard Allan	14/02/2000	Sheffield, Hallam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Amess	14/02/2000	Southend West	Conservative	Signed
Patrick Hall	14/02/2000	Bedford	Labour	Signed
Fabian Hamilton	14/02/2000	Leeds North East	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	14/02/2000	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Charlotte Atkins	14/02/2000	Staffordshire Moorlands	Labour	Signed
Jackie Ballard	14/02/2000	Taunton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tony Banks	14/02/2000	West Ham	Labour	Signed
Nigel Beard	14/02/2000	Bexleyheath & Crayford	Labour	Signed
John Bercow	14/02/2000	Buckingham	Conservative	Signed
Roger Berry	14/02/2000	Kingswood	Labour	Signed
Harold Best	14/02/2000	Leeds North West	Labour	Signed
Liz Blackman	14/02/2000	Erewash	Labour	Signed
Hazel Blears	14/02/2000	Salford	Labour	Signed
Howard Stoate	14/02/2000	Dartford	Labour	Signed
David Taylor	14/02/2000	North West Leicestershire	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Peter Temple-Morris	14/02/2000	Leominster	Labour	Signed
Jenny Tonge	14/02/2000	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jon Trickett	14/02/2000	Hemsworth	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	14/02/2000	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Brian White	14/02/2000	North East Milton Keynes	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	14/02/2000	Conwy	Labour	Signed
David Winnick	14/02/2000	Walsall North	Labour	Signed
Rosie Winterton	14/02/2000	Doncaster Central	Labour	Signed
Mike Wood	14/02/2000	Batley & Spen	Labour	Signed
Derek Wyatt	14/02/2000	Sittingbourne & Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Adrian Sanders	15/02/2000	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Stephen Hesford	15/02/2000	Wirral West	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	15/02/2000	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	15/02/2000	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Ashok Kumar	15/02/2000	Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland	Labour	Signed
Julian Lewis	15/02/2000	New Forest East	Conservative	Signed
Tim Loughton	15/02/2000	East Worthing & Shoreham	Conservative	Signed
Peter Bradley	15/02/2000	Wrekin, The	Labour	Signed
Tony Colman	15/02/2000	Putney	Labour	Signed
Huw Edwards	15/02/2000	Monmouth	Labour	Signed
Michael Fallon	15/02/2000	Sevenoaks	Conservative	Signed
Ronnie Fearn	15/02/2000	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew George	15/02/2000	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roy Beggs	15/02/2000	East Antrim	UUP	Signed
Peter Bottomley	15/02/2000	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Virginia Bottomley	15/02/2000	South West Surrey	Conservative	Signed
Evan Harris	16/02/2000	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Hinchliffe	16/02/2000	Wakefield	Labour	Signed
Fraser Kemp	16/02/2000	Houghton & Washington East	Labour	Signed
Alice Mahon	16/02/2000	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Paul Marsden	16/02/2000	Shrewsbury & Atcham	Labour	Signed
John McWilliam	16/02/2000	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Bill Michie	16/02/2000	Sheffield, Heeley	Labour	Signed
George Mudie	16/02/2000	Leeds East	Labour	Signed
Denis Murphy	16/02/2000	Wansbeck	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	16/02/2000	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
John Cummings	16/02/2000	Easington	Labour	Signed
Barbara Follett	16/02/2000	Stevenage	Labour	Signed
Maria Fyfe	16/02/2000	Glasgow, Maryhill	Labour	Signed
Norman Godman	16/02/2000	Greenock & Inverclyde	Labour	Signed
Alan Beith	16/02/2000	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Simon Thomas	16/02/2000	Ceredigion	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Robert Wareing	16/02/2000	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Robert Jackson	17/02/2000	Wantage	Conservative	Signed
Paul Keetch	17/02/2000	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andy King	17/02/2000	Rugby & Kenilworth	Labour	Signed
Russell Brown	17/02/2000	Dumfries	Labour	Signed
Menzies Campbell	17/02/2000	Fife North East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Crausby	17/02/2000	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	17/02/2000	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Win Griffiths	17/02/2000	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
John Austin	17/02/2000	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Gerry Bermingham	17/02/2000	St Helens South	Labour	Signed
Paul Tyler	17/02/2000	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Joan Walley	17/02/2000	Stoke-on-Trent North	Labour	Signed
Nicholas Winterton	17/02/2000	Macclesfield	Conservative	Signed
Dennis Skinner	21/02/2000	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Austin Mitchell	21/02/2000	Great Grimsby	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	21/02/2000	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Frank Cook	21/02/2000	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Harry Barnes	21/02/2000	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Mark Todd	21/02/2000	South Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Malcolm Savidge	22/02/2000	Aberdeen North	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	22/02/2000	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Tommy Graham	22/02/2000	West Renfrewshire	Independent Labour	Signed
Geoffrey Robinson	28/02/2000	Coventry North West	Labour	Signed
Mohammad Sarwar	28/02/2000	Glasgow, Govan	Labour	Signed
Colin Breed	28/02/2000	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Williams	28/02/2000	Swansea West	Labour	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	01/03/2000	Hastings & Rye	Labour	Signed
Neil Turner	07/03/2000	Wigan	Labour	Signed
Terry Davis	08/03/2000	Birmingham, Hodge Hill	Labour	Signed
Michael Clapham	09/03/2000	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Paul Truswell	09/03/2000	Pudsey	Labour	Signed
Peter Pike	13/03/2000	Burnley	Labour	Signed
Nigel Jones	14/03/2000	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeff Ennis	14/03/2000	Barnsley East & Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Tony McWalter	15/03/2000	Hemel Hempstead	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Phil Sawford	16/03/2000	Kettering	Labour	Signed
Donald Gorrie	17/03/2000	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tony Wright	22/03/2000	Cannock Chase	Labour	Signed
Barry Sheerman	24/03/2000	Huddersfield	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Doug Naysmith	24/03/2000	Bristol North West	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Dale Campbell-Savours	27/03/2000	Workington	Labour	Signed
David Rendel	30/03/2000	Newbury	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Denzil Davies	05/04/2000	Llanelli	Labour	Signed
Nick Harvey	06/04/2000	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John McDonnell	06/04/2000	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Bruce George	06/04/2000	Walsall South	Labour	Signed
Michael Colvin	Unknown			Withdrawn
Audrey Wise	Unknown			Withdrawn

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