Lobby your MP - EDM 882

[hans kraay fan club]

She managed to find time to sign an EDM about Darfur, which is not exactly within the boundaries of Romsey!

Thank you. That's going in to the response.

 

[Djmiles]

Just got a letter from Mark Williams, MP for Ceredigion

Dear Mr Miles,

Thank you for your email regarding EDM 882 on the Falmer stadium proposals.

I am aware that Brighton & Hove Albion have faced considerable difficulties over the last ten to fifteen years, and I have every sympathy with the situation they face.

Football clubs are of great importance to their local community, and strenuous efforts must always be made to ensure that suitable local stadia are available. Clearly, Brighton's current situation is not tenable, and I sincerely hope that they are able to find a site to develop a stadium, whether that is at Falmer or elsewhere.

However, I do feel that it is not for me to comment or pass judement on planning decisions in other constituencies, and for that reason I will not be signing EDM 882.

I hope you understand my reasons for taking this position, and it will not deter you from contacting me again, should you feel I can be of assistance on this or any other matter.

Yours sincerely

Mark Williams MP

 

[muswellgull]

I sent a letter to my local MP, Lib Dem Lynne Featherstone.

My wife and I know her.

This impersonal and disappointing letter came back, which I suspect was drafted by a minion, and given to her to sign. Or maybe the basic template was dictated by Lib Dim head office. On second thoughts, that couldn`t possibly have happenned, because, as she helpfully points out, her "Liberal Democrat colleagues are for de-centralised government".

Politicians...don`t you just have to love them!!?? No reference is made to my mentioning the support of Brighton & Hove Lib Dems, or the sustained and disengenuous use of misleading photos by the anti Falmer brigade.

Re. Brighton Stadium

Thank you foir your correspondance regarding Brighton & Hove Albion`s proposed new stadium in Falmer. I understand your concerns and I know that a stadium is badly needed.

My Liberal Democrat colleagues are for de-centralised government. This means that, where possible, decisions are made at the local level. On these grounds, I follow the local Liberal Democrat opinion and I shall not be signing EDM 882.

I know that Lewes Liberal Democrats have made a very difficult decision in opposing the Falmer Stadium. However, they feel that their action is justified by the significant issues at stake about the future of the South Downs. Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty have the highest levels of landscape protection and it is vital that this policy is not set aside.

I do hope that a solution can be found that satisfies all parties. Please do not hesitate to contact me further on this or any other issue in the future.

yours Sincerely etc.

 

[DTES]

Dear Mr Coomber

Thank you for your recent e-mail concerning the Early Day Motion put down by my Labour colleague, Desmond Turner MP.

You will be pleased to learn that I have signed this EDM and thank you, once again, for contacting me about this important issue.

Best Wishes

Yours Sincerely

Jim Dowd MP


Brief, and to the point. But the signature's there, so I'm happy enough.

 

[Cian]

My physically closest MP is Michelle Gildernew, but as she's never even gone to Westminster once, it'd be ever so slightly pointless even trying...

Is there anyone in the North to approach the MPs there that actually take their seat (e.g. not SF?)

 

[Seagull Stew]

Still no reply from Simon Hughes.

 

[The Auditor]

Have emailed Michael Foster MP for Hastings again

received letter confirming he will sign

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Abbott, Diane – L - Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Anderson, David – L – Blaydon
Anderson, Janet – L – Rossendale & Darwen
Austin, John – L – Erith & Thamesmead - SIGNED
Baker, Norman - L/D – Lewes :rollseyes:
Barrett, John – C – Billericay
Beith, AJ – L/D – Berwick-upon-Tweed
Benyon, Richard – C – Newbury
Betts, Clive – L – Sheffield Attercliffe
Borrow, David S – L – South Ribble
Bottomley, Peter – C – Worthing West
Brady, Graham – C – Altrincham & Sale West
Brooke, Annette – L/D – Mid Dorset and North Poole
Browne, Jeremy – L/D – Taunton
Buck, Karen – L – Regents Park & Kensington North
Burgon, Colin – L – Elmet - SIGNED
Burns, Simon – C – West Chelmsford
Burrowes, David – C – Enfield Southgate
Burstow, Paul – L/D – Sutton & Cheam
Burt, Lorely – L/D – Solihull
Butterfill, John – C – Bournemouth West
Cable, Vincent – L/D – Twickenham
Campbell, Gregory - DUP - Londonderry East - SIGNED
Campbell, Ronnie – L – Blythe Valley
Caton, Martin – L – Gower - SIGNED
Challen, Colin – L – Morley and Rothwell
Chaytor, David – L – Bury North
Clapham, Michael – L – Barnsley West and Penistone
Clappison, James – C – Hertsmere
Clark, Greg – C – Tunbridge Wells
Clark, Katy – L – North Ayrshire & Arran
Clelland, David – L – Tyne Bridge - SIGNED
Cohen, Harry – L – Leyton & Wanstead
Conway, Derek - C - Old Bexley and Sidcup
Corbyn, Jeremy – L – Islington North
Crabb, Stephen – C - Preseli Pembrokeshire
Cryer, Ann – L – Keighley - SIGNED
Curry, David – C – Skipton & Ripon
Davey, Edward – L/D – Kingston & Surbiton
Davies, David TC – C – Monmouth
Dean, Janet – L – Burton - SIGNED
Dismore, Andrew – L – Hendon
Dobbin, Jim – L – Heywood & Middleton - SIGNED
Dodds, Nigel – DUP – Belfast North
Doran, Frank – L – Aberdeen North
Dorrell, Stephen – C – Charnwood
Dowd, Jim – L – Lewisham West - SIGNED
Drew, David - L – Stroud - SIGNED
Eagle, Angela – L – Wallasey
Ellwood, Tobias – C – Bournemouth East
Engel, Natascha – L – North East Derbyshire
Ennis, Jeff – L – Barnsley East & Mexborough - SIGNED
Etherington, Bill – L – Sunderland North
Evans, Nigel - C - Ribble Valley - SIGNED
Farron, Timothy – L/D – West Morland & Lonsdale
Featherstone, Lynne – L/D – Hornsey & Wood Green
Field, Mark – C – Cities of London & Westminster
Fisher, Mark – L – Stoke-on-Trent Cntral
Flynn, Paul – L – Newport West - SIGNED
Foster, Don – L/D – Bath
Foster, Michael Jabez – L – Hastings & Rye
Francis, Hywel – L – Aberavon
Galloway, George – Respect – Bethnal Green & Bow
George, Andrew - L/D – St Ives
Gerrard, Neil – L – Walthmstow
Gibson, Ian - L - Norwich North - SIGNED
Gidley, Sandra – L/D – Romsey
Godsiff, Roger - L - Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath
Goodman, Helen – L – Bishop Auckland
Goodman, Paul - C – Wycombe
Greening, Justine – C – Putney
Hall, Patrick – L – Bedford
Hamilton, Fabian – L – Leeds North East
Hancock, Mike - L/D - Portsmouth South - SIGNED
Hands, Greg – C – Hammersmith & Fulham
Harris, Evan – L/D – Oxford West & Abingdon
Harvey, Nick – L/D – North Devon
Hemming, John - L/D - Birmingham Yardley
Hendrick, Mark – L – Preston
Heyes, David – L – Ashton under Lyne
Hoey, Kate - L – Vauxhall
Holmes, Paul – L/D – Chesterfield
Hopkins, Kelvin – L – Luton North
Horwood, Martin – L/D – Cheltenham
Howarth, David – L/D – Cambridge
Hoyle, Lindsay – L – Chorley - SIGNED
Hunter, Mark – L/D – Cheadle
Illsley, Eric – L – Barnsley Central
Jackson, Glenda – L – Hampstead & Highgate
James, Sian C – L – Swansea East
Jenkins, Brian – L – Tamworth - SIGNED
Jones, David – C – Clwyd West
Jones, Kevan – L – North Durham
Jones, Lynne – L – Birmingham Selly Oak
Jones, Martyn – L – Clwyd South
Kawczynski, Daniel – C – Shrewsbury & Atcham
Keeley, Barbara – L – Northampton North
Keen, Alan – L – Feltham & Heston - SIGNED
Kemp, Fraser – L – Houghton & Washington East
Key, Robert – C – Salisbury
Khan, Sadiq – L – Tooting
Kirkbride, Julie – C – Bromsgrove
Kumar, Ashok – L – Middlesborough South & East Cleveland
Leech, John – L/D - Manchester Withington
Lewis, Julian – C – New Forest East
Lloyd, Tony – L – Manchester Central
Llwyd, Elfyn – Plaid Cymru - Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Lucas, Ian – L – Wrexham
MacKay, Andrew - C - Bracknell
Marshall, David – L – Glasgow East
Mates, Michael – C – East Hampshire
McCafferty, Chris – L – Calder Valley
McCarthy, Kerry – L – Bristol East
McDonnell, Alasdair - SDLP - Belfast South
McDonnell, John – L – Hayes & Harlington - SIGNED
McGovern, Jim – L – Dundee West
McGrady, Eddie – SDLP – South Down
Moffatt, Laura – L – Crawley - SIGNED
Mulholland, Greg – L/D – Leeds North West
Murphy, Denis – L – Wansbeck
Murphy, Paul – L – Torfaen
Murrison, Andrew – C –Westbury
Neill, Bob – L – Bromley & Chislehurst
O'Hara, Edward – L – Knowsley South
Osborne, Sandra – L – Ayr Carrick and Cumnock
Pelling, Andrew – C – Croydon Central
Penning, Mike – C – Hemel Hempstead
Pope, Greg - L - Hyndburn - SIGNED
Prentice, Gordon – L – Pendle
Prosser, Gwyn – L – Dover
Pugh, John – L/D – Southport
Rennie, Willie - L/D - Dunfermline and West Fife
Riordan, Linda – L – Halifax
Robinson, Iris - DUP - Strangford

Russell, Bob - L/D - Colchester
Scott, Lee - C - Ilford North
Selous, Andrew – C – South West Bedofrdshire
Sheridan, Jim – L – Paisley & Renfrewshire North
Simpson, Alan – L – Nottingham South - SIGNED
Singh, Marsha – L – Bradford West
Smith, Geraldine – L – Morecambe and Lunesdale
Soulsby, Peter – L – Leicester South
Spellar, John – L – Warley
Spink, Bob – C – Castle Point
Stewart, Ian – L – Eccles
Stoate, Howard – L – Dartford
Stringer, Graham - L - Manchester Blackley
Stunell, Andrew – L/D – Hazel Grove
Swinson, Jo – L/D – East Dunbartonshire
Tami, Mark – L – Alyn & Deeside
Taylor, David - L - North West Leicestershire - SIGNED
Taylor, Matthew – L/D – Truro & St Austell
Thornberry, Emily – L – Islington South & Finsbury
Todd, Mark – L – South Derbyshire
Tredinnick, David – C – Bosworth
Truswell, Paul – L – Pudsey
Turner, Desmond – L – Brighton Kemptown - SIGNED
Vaz, Keith – L – Leicester East - SIGNED
Vis, Rudi – L – Finchley and Golders Green - SIGNED
Wallace, Ben – C – Lancaster & Wyre
Widdecombe, Ann – C – Maidstone & The Weald
Williams, Betty – L – Conwy - SIGNED
Williams, Stephen – L/D – Bristol West
Willis, Phil – L/D – Harrogate & Knaresborough
Willott, Jenny – L/D – Cardiff Central
Winterton, Ann – C – Congleton
Wishart, Pete- SNP – Perth and North Perthshire
Wright, Anthony D – L – Great Yarmouth
Wyatt, Derek – L – Sittingbourne & Sheppey - SIGNED
Yeo, Tim – C – Suffolk South

Updated for those that have signed. Keep digging out your long lost relatvies, work mates, ex-lovers etc. All of these MPs have shown an interest in football motions, so they may well be willing to add their name to this one - just needing a shove.

 

[Pigsy]

Good to see Alan Simpson's signed, especially as he's retiring from parliament after the next election to concentrate on work in other areas, such as environmentalism. So if he's OK with it......

 

[mona]

No reply from Bob Russell who is in favour of Colchester's community stadium on a green field site.

 

[wehatepalace]

I Have e mailed Nick Ainger MP of Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire on behalf of my Mum and Dad

 

[hitony]

A New Update of all those MPs that have signed:

Turner, Desmond
Lepper, David
Barlow, Celia
Gibson, Ian
Betts, Clive
Keen, Alan
Hoyle, Lindsay
Iddon, Brian
Martlew, Eric
Cryer, Ann
Dobbin, Jim
Hancock, Mike
Taylor, David
Meale, Alan
Caton, Martin
Clelland, David
Flynn, Paul
Hamilton, David
Berry, Roger
Mates, Michael
McDonnell, John
Moffatt, Laura
Burgon, Colin
Ennis, Jeff
Vis, Rudi
Wyatt, Derek
Pope, Greg
Hepburn, Stephen
Dean, Janet
Dowd, Jim
Evans, Nigel
Field, Frank
Robertson, Hugh
McCrea, Dr William
Drew, David
Vaz, Keith
Moon, Madeleine
Marris, Rob
Holloway, Adam
Simpson, Alan
Jenkins, Brian
Campbell, Gregory
Gapes, Mike
Austin, John
Williams, Betty
Horam, John
Foster, Michael Jabez
Willis, Phil
Jones, Martyn

49 in total

 

[Techno]

Still no response from my MP

I emailed him about 3 weeks ago.

And I found out today that he came into our 6th form last week and gave some kinda assembly thing to the year above (year 13's)

If i'd have known he was coming i woulda talked tried to talk him about it or something.

Oh well we've got 49 so far which is an ok total

 

[Bob!]

My MP John Whittingdale is number 50 on the list.


As a Conserative who is Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, I would hope that him signing the EDM can be used to influence any Tory MP's out there who have not yet added their names.

Time to write again to Tory MP's, letting them know that John Whittingdale has signed.

 

[Monkster]

Right, I've emailed my old MP David Ruffely (CON, Bury st.edmunds) about this.

He is a patron of the Manchester United Supports club so doesn't really like football

As I'm not a resident anymore, he's not really budging much ....anyone in his constituency?

 

[Conkers]

Still NO reply from bloody Julian Brazier (MP for Canterbury). Wonder if he will ever reply dag'namit

 

[DIFFBROOK]

Who got Colin Burgon (Elmet) to sign. He was vehemently against the stadium prior to the last General election and wrote to me telling me so. I wrote back saying that I wouldn't vote for him in future.

Plus, has anyone got Styephen Pound, now that he has resigned as pps

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Stephen Pound is my MP. Until Monday, when I'm moving house into the constituency of another Labour PPS!

I've asked the boy Pound to sign.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

State of the parties:

Labour 44
Conservatives 8
Lib Dems 2
Day Yay Pay 2

 

[Monkster]

Right, I've emailed my old MP David Ruffely (CON, Bury st.edmunds) about this.

He is a patron of the Manchester United Supports club so doesn't really like football

As I'm not a resident anymore, he's not really budging much ....anyone in his constituency?

He's sent me the Parlimentry response from Meg Munn (sp) MP about the process but not indicating his position.......i'll try to get the response up here later