LOCK-KEEPERS' RESIDENCES

Early day motion 1587, tabled 15 May 2008 by Ian Taylor (Conservative). Signed by 76 members.

That this House is concerned about the Environment Agency's proposal to dispose by sale or letting of 22 lock-keepers' homes along the Thames; recognises the importance of lock-keepers being resident in homes adjacent to locks to maintain safety on the river; fears for the welfare of the lock-keepers and their families; and calls on the Government to ask the Environment Agency to re-examine its decision so as to protect this unique part of the nation's river heritage and the tradition of lock-keepers living at the site of locks.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 37, Labour 21, Conservative 16, Independent 2.