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Proposals For Car Parking Charges In Richmond Park

EDM number 1254 in 2008-09, proposed by Susan Kramer on 01/04/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Leisure and Roads.

That this House is concerned that the Royal Parks are consulting on a change to park regulations which would result in car parking charges in Richmond Park; notes that such charges would give an incentive to Richmond Park visitors to park outside the gates on residential streets and force local residents to apply for costly and otherwise unnecessary controlled parking zones; asserts that encouraging use of the park is desirable for leisure and health; calculates that parking charges could cost regular users of the park in excess of £400 a year; recognises that access to most areas of the park is only possible by car for any but the fittest users since no public transport goes through or stops in Richmond Park; and calls on the Royal Parks to withdraw these charging proposals.

This motion has been signed by a total of 13 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Susan Kramer01/04/2009Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratProposed
Virendra Sharma01/04/2009Ealing, SouthallLabourSeconded
Edward Davey01/04/2009Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley01/04/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
John Hemming02/04/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Mike Hancock20/04/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Nick Harvey20/04/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech21/04/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell22/04/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Lynne Featherstone22/04/2009Hornsey and Wood GreenLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Hunter22/04/2009CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew MacKinlay23/04/2009ThurrockLabourSigned
Simon Hughes30/04/2009North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned

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