Rural Fair Share Campaign Debate

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Lord Garnier

Main Page: Lord Garnier (Conservative - Life peer)

Rural Fair Share Campaign

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Monday 4th November 2013

(11 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Brooks Newmark Portrait Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con)
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I, too, am handing in a petition in the same terms for more than 200 signatories from my constituency. The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government to reduce the rural penalty in staged steps by at least 10% by 2020.

The Petition of the residents of Braintree, Essex.

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Lord Garnier Portrait Sir Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con)
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I am also handing in a petition in the same terms as my hon. Friend the Member for Beverley and Holderness (Mr Stuart) from residents in my constituency.

The Petition of the residents of Harborough.

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Roberta Blackman-Woods Portrait Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab)
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I, too, am handing in a petition in the same terms for a number of signatories from my constituency. Although my constituency is the City of Durham, it has a large rural area and, critically, is part of Durham county council, a large rural authority that wants its rural fair share.

The Petition of the residents of City of Durham.

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