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Historic Counties Of The United Kingdom

EDM number 415 in 2007-08, proposed by Andrew Rosindell on 27/11/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Cultural heritage and Local government.

That this House recognises that the historic counties of the United Kingdom are an important part of the history, geography and cultural life of the nation; acknowledges that the United Kingdom requires a fixed popular geographical framework which is divorced from the ever-changing local government administrative boundaries, instead being rooted in history, public understanding and commonly held notions of community and identity; believes that the historic counties are the only choice for such a geographical framework; and therefore calls upon the Government to direct the Ordnance Survey properly to mark the boundaries of the historic counties on its maps, to produce regulations which will ensure that the boundaries of all the historic counties are clearly marked by appropriate boundary signs at places where they cross major highways, to amend local government terminology so that the word `county', as it applies to local government areas, is amended to the more appropriate phrase `administrative county', and to return the ceremonial office of Lord Lieutenant to the areas of the historic counties.

This motion has been signed by a total of 19 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Andrew Rosindell27/11/2007RomfordConservativeProposed
Gregory Campbell28/11/2007East LondonderryDUPSeconded
Derek Conway28/11/2007Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSeconded
Ann Winterton28/11/2007CongletonConservativeSeconded
Ann Cryer28/11/2007KeighleyLabourSeconded
Tim Loughton28/11/2007East Worthing and ShorehamConservativeSeconded
Lindsay Hoyle29/11/2007ChorleyLabourSigned
Peter Luff29/11/2007Mid WorcestershireConservativeSigned
Andrew Dismore29/11/2007HendonLabourSigned
James Gray04/12/2007North WiltshireConservativeSigned
Peter Bottomley05/12/2007Worthing WestConservativeSigned
David Wilshire05/12/2007SpelthorneConservativeSigned
Bob Spink06/12/2007Castle PointConservativeSigned
Nigel Evans06/12/2007Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Rudi Vis06/12/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Greg Pope10/12/2007HyndburnLabourSigned
John Horam10/12/2007OrpingtonConservativeSigned
Brian Binley10/12/2007Northampton SouthConservativeSigned
Nigel Dodds10/01/2008Belfast NorthDUPSigned

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