BINDING LOCAL REFERENDUMS

Early day motion 852, tabled 18 October 2010 by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative). Signed by 21 members.

That this House welcomes the Coalition Agreement commitment to give residents the power to instigate local referendums; believes that this proposal should be strengthened as an extension of direct democracy and to shorten the distance between people and power; welcomes the provisions of the Local Referendums Bill that would enable residents to trigger referendums on any local issue and ensure that the results are binding; and urges the Government to incorporate these provisions into the Localism Bill as part of its commitment to put power in the hands of communities and individuals.

Signatures by party: Conservative 13, Liberal Democrat 4, Labour 2, DUP 1, Green 1.