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Support For Short Sea And Waterway Shipping

EDM number 1880 in 2005-06, proposed by Gwyn Prosser on 22/03/2006.

That this House welcomes the publication of the Case for Water report by Sea and Water; acknowledges that Sea and Water call not for long-term subsidy for the water freight sector but a level playing field for all transport modes; recognises that the water freight industry makes a major contribution to the UK's economy, employs more than 200,000 people and has the potential to boost the employment of British seafarers and shore staff; notes that moving freight by water is environmentally sustainable and takes lorries off the congested road network; believes that, with proper political encouragement, the water freight sector can meet growing demand; acknowledges that the Government's proposed system of road pricing will enable the true cost of road freight transport to be paid, but that until this is instituted water freight should be supported and helped by easing the tortuous planning procedures; and calls on the Government to back the water freight industry with policies to develop and maintain the inland waterway network and allow the appropriate expansion of UK ports.

This motion has been signed by a total of 43 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Gwyn Prosser22/03/2006DoverLabourProposed
Michael Howard22/03/2006Folkestone and HytheConservativeSeconded
Paul Rowen22/03/2006RochdaleLiberal DemocratSeconded
Derek Conway23/03/2006Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSeconded
Peter Bottomley23/03/2006Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Alan Simpson23/03/2006Nottingham SouthLabourSeconded
John Pugh23/03/2006SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Spink23/03/2006Castle PointConservativeSigned
Martin Caton23/03/2006GowerLabourSigned
Lynne Jones27/03/2006Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
John Leech27/03/2006Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
James Gray27/03/2006North WiltshireConservativeSigned
David Drew27/03/2006StroudLabourSigned
David Curry27/03/2006Skipton and RiponConservativeSigned
Ann Cryer27/03/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
Vincent Cable27/03/2006TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Rob Marris27/03/2006Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle27/03/2006ChorleyLabourSigned
Hywel Francis28/03/2006AberavonLabourSigned
Albert Owen28/03/2006Ynys MLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins28/03/2006TamworthLabourSigned
Paul Murphy28/03/2006TorfaenLabourSigned
Jim Devine29/03/2006LivingstonLabourSigned
Rudi Vis29/03/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Paul Flynn29/03/2006Newport WestLabourSigned
Gwyneth Dunwoody29/03/2006Crewe & NantwichLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore29/03/2006HendonLabourSigned
Janet Dean29/03/2006BurtonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn29/03/2006Islington NorthLabourSigned
Colin Breed29/03/2006South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Laxton29/03/2006Derby NorthLabourSigned
Ken Purchase29/03/2006Wolverhampton North EastLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn18/04/2006JarrowLabourSigned
Brian Iddon18/04/2006Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Bill Etherington18/04/2006Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Joan Walley19/04/2006Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
John Hemming20/04/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
David Hamilton24/04/2006MidlothianLabourSigned
Mark Lazarowicz27/04/2006Edinburgh North and LeithLabourSigned
Austin Mitchell03/05/2006Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Anthony D Wright15/05/2006Great YarmouthLabourSigned
Robert Marshall-Andrews06/11/2006MedwayLabourSigned
John McDonnell06/11/2006Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned

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