UNLOCK DEMOCRACY CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 86, tabled 15 November 2006 by David Chaytor (Labour). Signed by 90 members.

That this House notes the growing concern about the impact of low turnouts at national and municipal elections, the decreasing membership of political parties and the alienation of many younger citizens from the political process; believes that there is an urgent need for all political parties to renew their policies on democratic renewal; considers that further devolution and decentralisation of power, combined with greater use of different forms of grass roots democracy, will be essential to this process; and congratulates Charter 88 and the Politics Network on their decision further to integrate their work, under the banner of Unlock Democracy, to enable them to campaign jointly on these issues.

Signatures by party: Labour 46, Liberal Democrat 36, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Conservative 1, Independent Labour 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1, UUP 1.