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Extension Of Hill Farm Allowance

EDM number 2236 in 2007-08, proposed by Timothy Farron on 14/10/2008.
Categorised under the topic of Farmers.

That this House celebrates the work of Britain's hill farmers in maintaining the landscape, ensuring access to the countryside, delivering biodiversity and contributing to the nation's food security; is deeply concerned that the proposed details of the new Uplands Entry Level Scheme will leave many hill farmers unable to receive vital funding; fears that this could lead to many hill farmers going out of business; therefore calls on the Government to request permission from the European Union for a one year extension of the Hill Farm Allowance Scheme; and believes that this will allow the Commission for Rural Communities Upland Inquiry to be completed and will permit informed detail of the new funding system to be made available, which will give hill farmers a fairer deal.

This motion has been signed by a total of 18 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tim Farron14/10/2008Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratProposed
Peter Bottomley15/10/2008Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Elfyn Llwyd15/10/2008Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSeconded
Lynne Jones15/10/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Mark Williams16/10/2008CeredigionLiberal DemocratSeconded
Richard Younger-Ross20/10/2008TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSeconded
Mike Hancock20/10/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell20/10/2008Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Anderson21/10/2008Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Alan Meale21/10/2008MansfieldLabourSigned
Alan Simpson22/10/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins23/10/2008TamworthLabourSigned
John Hemming23/10/2008Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
William McCrea27/10/2008South AntrimDUPSigned
Albert Owen27/10/2008Ynys MLabourSigned
Nicholas Winterton27/10/2008MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Ann Cryer29/10/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
Nick Harvey30/10/2008North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned

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