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European Car Free Day

EDM number 63 in 2000-01, proposed by Don Foster on 08/12/2000.

That this House notes the success of the European Car Free day on 22nd September in which over 800 European towns and cities participated from 23 countries; sends its congratulations to the nine British local authorities which participated, and to the British national co-ordinating partner Environmental Transport Association; notes that European Car Free Day is an ideal opportunity for citizens to experience the benefits of traffic reduction for themselves; welcomes the efforts of the Environmental Transport Associaton to promote widespread participation by British towns and cities in the next European Car Free Day on Saturday 22nd September 2001; regrets that the British Government was the only member of the European Union not to offer formal support to the European Car Free Day 2000; suggests that formal government support in Britain would greatly facilitate and encourage wider participation from British towns and cities in 2001; and calls upon the British Government to reconsider its position and declare its formal support for the day by signing the European Charter, which has now been signed by government ministers from all member states of the European Union except the United Kingdom.

This motion has been signed by a total of 33 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Don Foster08/12/2000BathLiberal DemocratProposed
Michael Moore08/12/2000Tweeddale, Ettrick & LauderdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Phil Willis08/12/2000Harrogate & KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Russell11/12/2000ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones11/12/2000Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Simon Thomas11/12/2000CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
Derek Wyatt11/12/2000Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Vincent Cable12/12/2000TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Dobbin12/12/2000Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Norman Godman12/12/2000Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Win Griffiths12/12/2000BridgendLabourSigned
Harold Best13/12/2000Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Jenny Tonge13/12/2000Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew13/12/2000StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
David Chidgey13/12/2000EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Elfyn Llwyd13/12/2000Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Paul Keetch13/12/2000HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Cox13/12/2000TootingLabourSigned
Huw Edwards14/12/2000MonmouthLabourSigned
Paul Tyler14/12/2000North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe15/12/2000LeighLabourSigned
Rudi Vis15/12/2000Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn18/12/2000Islington NorthLabourSigned
Nigel Jones19/12/2000CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer19/12/2000KeighleyLabourSigned
David Chaytor19/12/2000Bury NorthLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara19/12/2000Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Barry Sheerman20/12/2000HuddersfieldLabour Co-operativeSigned
Alan Simpson20/12/2000Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Norman Baker20/12/2000LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell01/02/2001Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Donald Gorrie05/02/2001Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Tynan07/03/2001Hamilton SouthLabourSigned

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