Petrol Poverty
EDM number 1157 in 2012-13, proposed by Robert Halfon on 06/03/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Incomes and poverty, Oil, petrol and natural gas and Roads.
That this House notes new research from the RAC Foundation showing that 800,000 homes spend more than a quarter of their income on running a car; further notes that the data based on Office for National Statistics figures show that the poorest 10 per cent of car-owning households in the UK are mired in transport poverty and are spending at least 27 per cent of their disposable income on buying and running a vehicle; is concerned that of a total weekly expenditure of
This motion has been signed by a total of 18 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Halfon | 06/03/2013 | Harlow | Conservative | Proposed |
| Peter Bottomley | 06/03/2013 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
| Jim Shannon | 07/03/2013 | Strangford | DUP | Seconded |
| Jim Cunningham | 07/03/2013 | Coventry South | Labour | Seconded |
| Jim Dobbin | 07/03/2013 | Heywood and Middleton | Labour | Seconded |
| Nigel Dodds | 07/03/2013 | Belfast North | DUP | Seconded |
| Alan Meale | 07/03/2013 | Mansfield | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 07/03/2013 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| Philip Davies | 11/03/2013 | Shipley | Conservative | Signed |
| Dennis Skinner | 11/03/2013 | Bolsover | Labour | Signed |
| David Simpson | 12/03/2013 | Upper Bann | DUP | Signed |
| William McCrea | 12/03/2013 | South Antrim | DUP | Signed |
| George Galloway | 12/03/2013 | Bradford West | Respect | Signed |
| Virendra Sharma | 12/03/2013 | Ealing, Southall | Labour | Signed |
| Margaret Ritchie | 13/03/2013 | South Down | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
| Lady Hermon | 13/03/2013 | North Down | Independent | Signed |
| Ronnie Campbell | 13/03/2013 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 13/03/2013 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
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