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REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES (PREPARATIONS) BILL

Early day motion 51A2, tabled 14 November 2002 by James Gray (Conservative). Signed by 22 members.

leave out from 'House' to end and add 'believes that a referendum on regional government for the South West would be a costly and unnecessary distraction from the real concerns of people throughout Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall who want better public services and have no need for a costly reorganisation of local government or for a new tier of politicians 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 those ancient and universally popular counties.'.

Signatures by party: Conservative 21, Independent Conservative 1.