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Use Of Short Money

EDM number 463 in 2006-07, proposed by Brian Jenkins on 11/12/2006.

That this House notes that the Leader of the Opposition received £4,206,057.88 in Short money in the year 2005-06 for policy development; further notes that the Opposition as yet has not published policies on key issues confronting the UK; reminds the Leader of the Opposition that taxpayers' money is given for a particular purpose; and proposes that if that purpose is not forthcoming within the next three months the Leader of the Opposition should refund the money.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Brian Jenkins11/12/2006TamworthLabourProposed
Brian H Donohoe11/12/2006Central AyrshireLabourSeconded
Jim Cunningham11/12/2006Coventry SouthLabourSeconded
Dennis Skinner12/12/2006BolsoverLabourSeconded
David Taylor12/12/2006North West LeicestershireLabourSeconded
Lynne Jones12/12/2006Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Ann Cryer12/12/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
Rob Marris13/12/2006Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell13/12/2006Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
David Crausby13/12/2006Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis13/12/2006Barnsley East and MexboroughLabourSigned
Rudi Vis14/12/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Betty Williams14/12/2006ConwyLabourSigned
Fraser Kemp14/12/2006Houghton and Washington EastLabourSigned
Andrew Miller18/12/2006Ellesmere Port and NestonLabourSigned
Desmond Turner18/12/2006Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
David Wright18/12/2006TelfordLabourSigned
Janet Dean19/12/2006BurtonLabourSigned
Stephen Williams19/12/2006Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
David Anderson08/01/2007BlaydonLabourSigned
Janet Anderson09/01/2007Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
David Borrow15/01/2007South RibbleLabourSigned
David Hamilton17/01/2007MidlothianLabourSigned
John Austin19/01/2007Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Mohammad Sarwar22/01/2007Glasgow CentralLabourSigned

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