Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John Butcher (Conservative), on Friday, 9 December 1994, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 3 members in total.
HIGH STREETS
That this House regrets that all town high streets now look the same.
Amendments
The Early day motion has received 3 amendments.
- 234A1
- at end add `due to the ludicrous planning policies of Her Majesty's Government and the encouragement of car-based out of town shopping malls.'.
- 234A2
- at end add `to the honourable Member for Coventry South West, and urges him to visit York to see a town centre, which retains its historic character, still provides hundreds of of unique locally-owned shops and makes shopping safe and pleasurable by banning motor vehicles from the town centre during shopping hours.'.
- 234A3
- at end add `with the exception of Rotherham's impressive, shopper friendly, pedestrianized town centre and market now under threat from the lack of demand as poverty and unemployment take their toll after 15 years of Conservative government and from hideous motorway junction shopping malls imported from America and eating away at British High Streets.'.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 234
- 234A1
- 234A2
- 234A3
- Session
- 1994-95
- Subjects
- Urban areas
- Link
- View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk
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