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REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES (PREPARATIONS) BILL

Early day motion 51A6, tabled 16 December 2002 by Patrick Mercer (Conservative). Signed by 4 members.

leave out from 'House' to end and add, 'notes that the Campaign for the English Regions has yet to find sufficient popular support for an East Midlands Constitutional Convention; believes that a referendum on regional government for the East Midlands would be a costly and unnecessary distraction from the real concerns of people throughout counties including Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire who want better public services and have no need for a costly reorganisation of local government or for a new tier of politicans and bureaucrats, which by removing powers from local government would make decisions more remote from the people, not closer to them; and particularly decries the likely abolition of these ancient and universally popular counties.'.

Signatures by party: Conservative 3, Independent Conservative 1.