COUNTRYSIDE AGENCY

Early day motion 327, tabled 10 December 2002 by James Gray (Conservative). Signed by 41 members.

That this House acknowledges that social exclusion is a harsh reality in rural areas; congratulates the Countryside Agency on raising awareness that poverty is increasingly prevalent in rural areas; recognises that unemployment, low income, inadequate housing and amenities and isolation makes life difficult for many in the countryside; and calls on the Government to recognise this publicly, and take urgent action to alleviate and eradicate these problems.

Signatures by party: Conservative 38, UUP 2, Independent Conservative 1.