Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Blencathra (Conservative), on Monday, 18 December 2006, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 6 members in total.

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BEST RURAL RETAILER

That this House notes that, of the 16 finalists in the whole of the North West of England in the Best Rural Retailer 2006 competition, 11 are from Cumbria and five from the constituency of the right hon. Member for Penrith and the Border; congratulates Cranston's Holker Food Hall, The Moody Baker, A Taste of Greece, Askham Village Shop and Post Office, Hallbankgate Co-op, the Village Store and Post Office, Orton Low Sizergh Barn, the Farm and Flower Shop, Orton Grange, Plumgarths Farm Shop and John Norris of Penrith on their success so far and wishes them well in the national finals; calls on the Government to recognise the vital role fulfilled by village shops and post offices; and further calls on the Government to introduce food labelling to boost locally produced food and to abandon its plans to close 2,500 local post offices.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

523 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Gregory Campbell

Andrew Rosindell

John Hemming

Andrew Pelling

Subjects

Shops Rural areas

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk