Abolition Of Regional Chambers (EDM228)

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.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Caroline Spelman	30/11/2004	Meriden	Conservative	Proposed
Eric Pickles	30/11/2004	Brentwood & Ongar	Conservative	Signed
Robert Syms	30/11/2004	Poole	Conservative	Signed
Peter Atkinson	30/11/2004	Hexham	Conservative	Signed
Peter Ainsworth	30/11/2004	East Surrey	Conservative	Signed
Bernard Jenkin	30/11/2004	North Essex	Conservative	Signed
Philip Hammond	30/11/2004	Runnymede & Weybridge	Conservative	Signed
John Randall	01/12/2004	Uxbridge	Conservative	Signed
Julian Lewis	01/12/2004	New Forest East	Conservative	Signed
Malcolm Moss	01/12/2004	North East Cambridgeshire	Conservative	Signed
Simon Burns	01/12/2004	West Chelmsford	Conservative	Signed
Mark Francois	01/12/2004	Rayleigh	Conservative	Signed
Peter Bottomley	01/12/2004	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Nigel Waterson	01/12/2004	Eastbourne	Conservative	Signed
David Wilshire	01/12/2004	Spelthorne	Conservative	Signed
James Gray	02/12/2004	North Wiltshire	Conservative	Signed
Nicholas Winterton	02/12/2004	Macclesfield	Conservative	Signed
Adrian Flook	02/12/2004	Taunton	Conservative	Signed
Tim Loughton	02/12/2004	East Worthing & Shoreham	Conservative	Signed
Bob Spink	06/12/2004	Castle Point	Conservative	Signed
Cheryl Gillan	06/12/2004	Chesham & Amersham	Conservative	Signed
Angela Watkinson	06/12/2004	Upminster	Conservative	Signed
Marion Roe	07/12/2004	Broxbourne	Conservative	Signed
Julian Brazier	07/12/2004	Canterbury	Conservative	Signed
Howard Flight	07/12/2004	Arundel & South Downs	Conservative	Signed
Edward Garnier	07/12/2004	Harborough	Conservative	Signed
John Taylor	07/12/2004	Solihull	Conservative	Signed
Michael Fabricant	08/12/2004	Lichfield	Conservative	Signed
Hugo Swire	08/12/2004	East Devon	Conservative	Signed
Anne McIntosh	09/12/2004	Vale of York	Conservative	Signed
John Wilkinson	13/12/2004	Ruislip - Northwood	Conservative	Signed
Patrick Mercer	13/12/2004	Newark	Conservative	Signed
Andrew Selous	16/12/2004	South West Bedfordshire	Conservative	Signed
Andrew Murrison	16/12/2004	Westbury	Conservative	Signed
Bill Wiggin	16/12/2004	Leominster	Conservative	Signed
Derek Conway	20/12/2004	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Crispin Blunt	20/12/2004	Reigate	Conservative	Signed
John Horam	21/12/2004	Orpington	Conservative	Signed
Julie Kirkbride	21/12/2004	Bromsgrove	Conservative	Signed
Oliver Letwin	21/12/2004	West Dorset	Conservative	Signed
David Maclean	21/12/2004	Penrith & The Border	Conservative	Signed
George Osborne	21/12/2004	Tatton	Conservative	Signed
Nigel Evans	21/12/2004	Ribble Valley	Conservative	Signed
Peter Viggers	21/12/2004	Gosport	Conservative	Signed
Oliver Heald	10/01/2005	North East Hertfordshire	Conservative	Signed
Peter Duncan	10/01/2005	Galloway & Upper Nithsdale	Conservative	Signed
Alistair Burt	10/01/2005	North East Bedfordshire	Conservative	Signed
Mark Field	13/01/2005	Cities of London & Westminster	Conservative	Signed
Andrew Hunter	19/01/2005	Basingstoke	DUP	Signed
David Amess	19/01/2005	Southend West	Conservative	Signed
Charles Hendry	25/01/2005	Wealden	Conservative	Signed
Eleanor Laing	01/02/2005	Epping Forest	Conservative	Signed
John Whittingdale	03/02/2005	Maldon & East Chelmsford	Conservative	Signed
Andrew Rosindell	21/02/2005	Romford	Conservative	Signed
Jonathan Sayeed	23/02/2005	Mid Bedfordshire	Independent	Signed
James Paice	08/03/2005	South East Cambridgeshire	Conservative	Signed
William Cash	10/03/2005	Stone	Conservative	Signed
Stephen O'Brien	14/03/2005	Eddisbury	Conservative	Signed
Gregory Barker	17/03/2005	Bexhill & Battle	Conservative	Signed

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