Cost Of Parcel Post Deliveries To The Highlands And Islands (EDM528)

Cost Of Parcel Post Deliveries To The Highlands And Islands

EDM number 528 in 2006-07, proposed by Alistair Carmichael on 18/12/2006.

That this House deplores the extra burden placed on people living in the Highlands and Islands by companies imposing excessive and discriminatory delivery charges; notes that it is unnecessary for businesses to levy these high charges because the Royal Mail Parcel Service delivers goods at a standard rate throughout the UK, including Scotland's island communities; further notes that this practice has developed since the deregulation of the parcel post market in the 1990s; and calls on the Government to prohibit businesses from refusing to deliver to certain parts of the UK and place an obligation on companies to use the most affordable delivery method when it is requested by customers.

This motion has been signed by a total of 32 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Alistair Carmichael	18/12/2006	Orkney and Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Charles Kennedy	18/12/2006	Ross, Skye and Lochaber	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
John Leech	18/12/2006	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Danny Alexander	18/12/2006	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
John Thurso	18/12/2006	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Alan Reid	18/12/2006	Argyll and Bute	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	19/12/2006	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Stephen Williams	19/12/2006	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alex Salmond	08/01/2007	Banff and Buchan	Scottish National Party	Signed
Andrew Stunell	08/01/2007	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Angus MacNeil	08/01/2007	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Signed
Greg Pope	09/01/2007	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	09/01/2007	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Nicholas Winterton	09/01/2007	Macclesfield	Conservative	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	10/01/2007	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	10/01/2007	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Kate Hoey	15/01/2007	Vauxhall	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	15/01/2007	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	16/01/2007	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Lady Hermon	17/01/2007	North Down	UUP	Signed
David Hamilton	17/01/2007	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Katy Clark	17/01/2007	North Ayrshire and Arran	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	18/01/2007	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	18/01/2007	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Malcolm Bruce	19/01/2007	Gordon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nick Harvey	22/01/2007	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	22/01/2007	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
John Hemming	24/01/2007	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nigel Dodds	25/01/2007	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
Jo Swinson	01/02/2007	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Barrett	19/02/2007	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gregory Campbell	14/03/2007	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed

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