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EDM number 51A6 in 2002-03, proposed by Patrick Mercer on 16/12/2002.

leave out from 'House' to end and add, 'notes that the Campaign for the English Regions has yet to find sufficient popular support for an East Midlands Constitutional Convention; believes that a referendum on regional government for the East Midlands would be a costly and unnecessary distraction from the real concerns of people throughout counties including Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire who want better public services and have no need for a costly reorganisation of local government or for a new tier of politicans and bureaucrats, which by removing powers from local government would make decisions more remote from the people, not closer to them; and particularly decries the likely abolition of these ancient and universally popular counties.'.

This is a ammendment to 51.

This motion has been signed by a total of 4 MPs.