Aid For Arable Farmers (EDM242)

Aid For Arable Farmers

EDM number 242 in 2001-02, proposed by Gillian Shephard on 16/10/2001.

That this House is concerned by the continuing decline in British arable farmers' incomes, which have fallen by 61 per cent. over the last year alone; recognises the strength of the pound has been a key underlying cause of this decline, with output prices depressed and the sterling value of support payments falling by 20 per cent. over the past five years, compared with a 15 per cent. increase in euro payments; notes how the pressure on arable farmers has been exacerbated by the effects of severe flooding, which reduced this year's harvest by some 25 to 30 per cent.; further notes that the flow of funds for investment has now almost completely dried up on Britain's arable farms; and urges the Government to apply immediately for the package of agrimonetary compensation worth approximately Ãº57 million, available under EU rules only until 31st October, to partially offset the adverse effects of these currency movements.

This motion has been signed by a total of 87 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Gillian Shephard	16/10/2001	South West Norfolk	Conservative	Proposed
Hugh Robertson	16/10/2001	Faversham & Mid Kent	Conservative	Signed
Alan Hurst	16/10/2001	Braintree	Labour	Signed
Andrew Lansley	16/10/2001	South Cambridgeshire	Conservative	Signed
Colin Breed	16/10/2001	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Richard Bacon	16/10/2001	South Norfolk	Conservative	Signed
Gregory Barker	16/10/2001	Bexhill & Battle	Conservative	Signed
Michael Weir	16/10/2001	Angus	Scottish National Party	Signed
Jonathan Djanogly	17/10/2001	Huntingdon	Conservative	Signed
Annabelle Ewing	17/10/2001	Perth	Scottish National Party	Signed
Roy Beggs	17/10/2001	East Antrim	UUP	Signed
Paul Tyler	17/10/2001	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Steve Webb	17/10/2001	Northavon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Burnside	18/10/2001	South Antrim	UUP	Signed
David Laws	19/10/2001	Yeovil	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Marsden	19/10/2001	Shrewsbury & Atcham	Labour	Signed
David Heath	22/10/2001	Somerton & Frome	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Oaten	22/10/2001	Winchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Pete Wishart	22/10/2001	North Tayside	Scottish National Party	Signed
Derek Wyatt	22/10/2001	Sittingbourne & Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Angus Robertson	23/10/2001	Moray	Scottish National Party	Signed
Nigel Jones	23/10/2001	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tom Brake	23/10/2001	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Gummer	23/10/2001	Suffolk Coastal	Conservative	Signed
Simon Thomas	23/10/2001	Ceredigion	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Peter Duncan	24/10/2001	Galloway & Upper Nithsdale	Conservative	Signed
David Borrow	24/10/2001	South Ribble	Labour	Signed
Adrian Flook	24/10/2001	Taunton	Conservative	Signed
Michael Mates	24/10/2001	East Hampshire	Conservative	Signed
John Barrett	25/10/2001	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Williams	25/10/2001	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Stunell	25/10/2001	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Matthew Green	25/10/2001	Ludlow	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Don Foster	25/10/2001	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Annette Brooke	25/10/2001	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Norman Lamb	25/10/2001	North Norfolk	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Robert Smith	25/10/2001	West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Rendel	25/10/2001	Newbury	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Reid	25/10/2001	Argyll & Bute	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Pugh	25/10/2001	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Malcolm Bruce	26/10/2001	Gordon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
James Clappison	29/10/2001	Hertsmere	Conservative	Signed
Alan Duncan	29/10/2001	Rutland & Melton	Conservative	Signed
Nigel Evans	29/10/2001	Ribble Valley	Conservative	Signed
Michael Fabricant	29/10/2001	Lichfield	Conservative	Signed
Cheryl Gillan	29/10/2001	Chesham & Amersham	Conservative	Signed
James Gray	29/10/2001	North Wiltshire	Conservative	Signed
Peter Atkinson	29/10/2001	Hexham	Conservative	Signed
John Baron	29/10/2001	Billericay	Conservative	Signed
Desmond Swayne	29/10/2001	New Forest West	Conservative	Signed
Hugo Swire	29/10/2001	East Devon	Conservative	Signed
Angela Watkinson	29/10/2001	Upminster	Conservative	Signed
Andrew Rosindell	29/10/2001	Romford	Conservative	Signed
Ian Liddell-Grainger	29/10/2001	Bridgwater	Conservative	Signed
Tim Loughton	29/10/2001	East Worthing & Shoreham	Conservative	Signed
Owen Paterson	29/10/2001	North Shropshire	Conservative	Signed
Laurence Robertson	29/10/2001	Tewkesbury	Conservative	Signed
Jonathan Sayeed	29/10/2001	Mid Bedfordshire	Conservative	Signed
Caroline Spelman	29/10/2001	Meriden	Conservative	Signed
Michael Spicer	29/10/2001	West Worcestershire	Conservative	Signed
Charles Hendry	29/10/2001	Wealden	Conservative	Signed
John Horam	29/10/2001	Orpington	Conservative	Signed
Paul Keetch	29/10/2001	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Archy Kirkwood	29/10/2001	Roxburgh & Berwickshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Julian Lewis	29/10/2001	New Forest East	Conservative	Signed
Keith Simpson	30/10/2001	Mid Norfolk	Conservative	Signed
John Maples	30/10/2001	Stratford-on-Avon	Conservative	Signed
David Cameron	30/10/2001	Witney	Conservative	Signed
Andrew Turner	30/10/2001	Isle of Wight	Conservative	Signed
Howard Flight	31/10/2001	Arundel & South Downs	Conservative	Signed
Nick Hawkins	31/10/2001	Surrey Heath	Conservative	Signed
Richard Ottaway	31/10/2001	Croydon South	Conservative	Signed
Malcolm Moss	31/10/2001	North East Cambridgeshire	Conservative	Signed
Michael Moore	31/10/2001	Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Peter Luff	31/10/2001	Mid Worcestershire	Conservative	Signed
David Ruffley	31/10/2001	Bury St Edmunds	Conservative	Signed
Greg Knight	01/11/2001	East Yorkshire	Conservative	Signed
Anne McIntosh	01/11/2001	Vale of York	Conservative	Signed
Menzies Campbell	01/11/2001	Fife North East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sandra Gidley	01/11/2001	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Chris Grayling	01/11/2001	Epsom & Ewell	Conservative	Signed
Helen Clark	02/11/2001	Peterborough	Labour	Signed
Ann Widdecombe	05/11/2001	Maidstone & The Weald	Conservative	Signed
John Grogan	08/11/2001	Selby	Labour	Signed
Bill Wiggin	08/11/2001	Leominster	Conservative	Signed
Norman Baker	14/11/2001	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lembit	01/02/2002	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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