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Abolition Of Regional Chambers

EDM number 228 in 2004-05, proposed by Caroline Spelman on 30/11/2004.

That this House notes the overwhelming and decisive rejection of elected regional assemblies in the North East referendum by 78 per cent. to 22 per cent. and widespread public opposition to regional government in England, to higher taxes and to more politicians; notes that the transfer of powers to regional chambers was predicated on the ultimate establishment of elected regional assemblies; asserts that there is now a clear democratic deficit, as the regional chambers have no accountability, no mandate and no legitimacy; and calls on the Government to end its stealth regionalisation and for the regional chambers to be abolished, and for the powers that have been seized by the chambers to be returned to England's boroughs, counties and cities.

This motion has been signed by a total of 59 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Caroline Spelman30/11/2004MeridenConservativeProposed
Eric Pickles30/11/2004Brentwood & OngarConservativeSigned
Robert Syms30/11/2004PooleConservativeSigned
Peter Atkinson30/11/2004HexhamConservativeSigned
Peter Ainsworth30/11/2004East SurreyConservativeSigned
Bernard Jenkin30/11/2004North EssexConservativeSigned
Philip Hammond30/11/2004Runnymede & WeybridgeConservativeSigned
John Randall01/12/2004UxbridgeConservativeSigned
Julian Lewis01/12/2004New Forest EastConservativeSigned
Malcolm Moss01/12/2004North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Simon Burns01/12/2004West ChelmsfordConservativeSigned
Mark Francois01/12/2004RayleighConservativeSigned
Peter Bottomley01/12/2004Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Nigel Waterson01/12/2004EastbourneConservativeSigned
David Wilshire01/12/2004SpelthorneConservativeSigned
James Gray02/12/2004North WiltshireConservativeSigned
Nicholas Winterton02/12/2004MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Adrian Flook02/12/2004TauntonConservativeSigned
Tim Loughton02/12/2004East Worthing & ShorehamConservativeSigned
Bob Spink06/12/2004Castle PointConservativeSigned
Cheryl Gillan06/12/2004Chesham & AmershamConservativeSigned
Angela Watkinson06/12/2004UpminsterConservativeSigned
Marion Roe07/12/2004BroxbourneConservativeSigned
Julian Brazier07/12/2004CanterburyConservativeSigned
Howard Flight07/12/2004Arundel & South DownsConservativeSigned
Edward Garnier07/12/2004HarboroughConservativeSigned
John Taylor07/12/2004SolihullConservativeSigned
Michael Fabricant08/12/2004LichfieldConservativeSigned
Hugo Swire08/12/2004East DevonConservativeSigned
Anne McIntosh09/12/2004Vale of YorkConservativeSigned
John Wilkinson13/12/2004Ruislip - NorthwoodConservativeSigned
Patrick Mercer13/12/2004NewarkConservativeSigned
Andrew Selous16/12/2004South West BedfordshireConservativeSigned
Andrew Murrison16/12/2004WestburyConservativeSigned
Bill Wiggin16/12/2004LeominsterConservativeSigned
Derek Conway20/12/2004Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Crispin Blunt20/12/2004ReigateConservativeSigned
John Horam21/12/2004OrpingtonConservativeSigned
Julie Kirkbride21/12/2004BromsgroveConservativeSigned
Oliver Letwin21/12/2004West DorsetConservativeSigned
David Maclean21/12/2004Penrith & The BorderConservativeSigned
George Osborne21/12/2004TattonConservativeSigned
Nigel Evans21/12/2004Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Peter Viggers21/12/2004GosportConservativeSigned
Oliver Heald10/01/2005North East HertfordshireConservativeSigned
Peter Duncan10/01/2005Galloway & Upper NithsdaleConservativeSigned
Alistair Burt10/01/2005North East BedfordshireConservativeSigned
Mark Field13/01/2005Cities of London & WestminsterConservativeSigned
Andrew Hunter19/01/2005BasingstokeDUPSigned
David Amess19/01/2005Southend WestConservativeSigned
Charles Hendry25/01/2005WealdenConservativeSigned
Eleanor Laing01/02/2005Epping ForestConservativeSigned
John Whittingdale03/02/2005Maldon & East ChelmsfordConservativeSigned
Andrew Rosindell21/02/2005RomfordConservativeSigned
Jonathan Sayeed23/02/2005Mid BedfordshireIndependentSigned
James Paice08/03/2005South East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
William Cash10/03/2005StoneConservativeSigned
Stephen O'Brien14/03/2005EddisburyConservativeSigned
Gregory Barker17/03/2005Bexhill & BattleConservativeSigned

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