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Racecourse Bookmakers

EDM number 613 in 2007-08, proposed by Robert Walter on 18/12/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Gambling, Incomes and poverty, Small businesses and Sports.

That this House is deeply concerned that hundreds of racecourse bookmakers across the UK will be financially ruined if racecourses refuse to recognise on-course bookmakers' list positions, as has been unintentionally facilitated by the Gambling Act 2005; notes that over £90 million has been spent by on-course bookmakers for their list positions since the introduction of the trading system in 1998; recognises that many bookmakers are small family-run affairs and rely on the equity ownership of these racecourse list positions to provide them with retirement security for themselves and their families; calls upon the Racecourse Association to reconsider its stated position that list positions will have no value in future and that it cannot in any way accept the arguments about security of tenure; and failing that, calls upon the Government to review the Gambling Act 2005 and consider necessary amendments to bring an end to the dispute between the Racecourse Association and Federation of Racecourse Bookmakers and its members in order to secure the livelihoods and assets purchased by those affected.

This motion has been signed by a total of 68 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Robert Walter18/12/2007North DorsetConservativeProposed
Andrew Dismore18/12/2007HendonLabourSeconded
Keith Vaz18/12/2007Leicester EastLabourSeconded
Jim Devine18/12/2007LivingstonLabourSeconded
Philip Davies18/12/2007ShipleyConservativeSeconded
Don Foster18/12/2007BathLiberal DemocratSeconded
Mohammad Sarwar18/12/2007Glasgow CentralLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne18/12/2007Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
David Hamilton18/12/2007MidlothianLabourSigned
David Heyes07/01/2008Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Derek Conway07/01/2008Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Mike Hancock07/01/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Nicholas Winterton07/01/2008MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Mark Hunter07/01/2008CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Williams08/01/2008Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Lee Scott08/01/2008Ilford NorthConservativeSigned
Dan Rogerson08/01/2008North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Winterton08/01/2008CongletonConservativeSigned
John Grogan08/01/2008SelbyLabourSigned
Mark Durkan08/01/2008FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Ann Cryer08/01/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty08/01/2008Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley08/01/2008Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Frank Cook09/01/2008Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis09/01/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Nigel Evans09/01/2008Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
John Cummings09/01/2008EasingtonLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell09/01/2008Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Eric Martlew09/01/2008CarlisleLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins09/01/2008TamworthLabourSigned
Hugh Bayley10/01/2008City of YorkLabourSigned
Phil Willis10/01/2008Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Tim Farron10/01/2008Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Willie Rennie10/01/2008Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Julie Kirkbride14/01/2008BromsgroveConservativeSigned
Alasdair McDonnell14/01/2008Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Joan Humble15/01/2008Blackpool North and FleetwoodLabourSigned
Adrian Bailey15/01/2008West Bromwich WestLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross15/01/2008TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Graham Stuart15/01/2008Beverley and HoldernessConservativeSigned
Jo Swinson15/01/2008East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
David Chaytor16/01/2008Bury NorthLabourSigned
Julie Morgan17/01/2008Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Susan Kramer17/01/2008Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Gary Streeter21/01/2008South West DevonConservativeSigned
Patrick Hall22/01/2008BedfordLabourSigned
Gavin Strang22/01/2008Edinburgh EastLabourSigned
Doug Henderson23/01/2008Newcastle upon Tyne NorthLabourSigned
Patrick Mercer23/01/2008NewarkConservativeSigned
Jennifer Willott24/01/2008Cardiff CentralLiberal DemocratSigned
Andy Reed24/01/2008LoughboroughLabourSigned
Charles Walker24/01/2008BroxbourneConservativeSigned
Austin Mitchell25/01/2008Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin31/01/2008Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Paul Keetch04/02/2008HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Henry Bellingham04/02/2008North West NorfolkConservativeSigned
Andrew Miller18/02/2008Ellesmere Port and NestonLabourSigned
Richard Bacon18/02/2008South NorfolkConservativeSigned
Desmond Turner18/02/2008Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Denis Murphy21/02/2008WansbeckLabourSigned
Ian Cawsey22/02/2008Brigg and GooleLabourSigned
Christopher Huhne27/02/2008EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Vincent Cable03/03/2008TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Charlotte Atkins05/03/2008Staffordshire MoorlandsLabourSigned
Anne Moffat06/10/2008East LothianLabourSigned
Chris BryantUnknownWithdrawn
Jon TrickettUnknownWithdrawn
Gwyneth DunwoodyUnknownWithdrawn

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