Would someone like to to translate/explain that to those of us not up
on the arcane points of parliamentary procedure?
I am more than a little confused as to why any MP Front or Back bench
is not able to sign on to anything they agree with!
Cheers
Randolph Lee
Newcastle Maine, U.S.A.
On Oct 27, 2006, at 12:25 PM, Phil Rushton wrote:
> I have been in correspondence with my own (Tory) MP who is a
> Vice-President of the local canal society. She is very sympathetic
> to the cause and has written to Barry Gardiner.
> Regarding the EDM she wrote:
>
> *I regret I am unable to sign this EDM as this is not an
> all-party EDM. The names of Members representing all parties
> in the House of Commons should be included in the top six
> signatories of an EDM if it is to attract maximum support.
> Unfortunately this is not the case in this instance*
>
> I am a little confused by that statement as her husband,
> who is the Tory MP for the adjoining constituency, has signed
> EDM 2757.
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