Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Adrian Bailey (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Monday, 19 November 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 7 members in total.

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BIG LOTTERY FUND AND THE BLACK COUNTRY

That this House congratulates all the projects that have reached the short list of the BIG Lottery Fund's The People's ??50 million contest; recognises that the BIG Lottery vote provides a once in a lifetime opportunity for people to make a real difference to their communities and the environment in which they live; in the light of this, calls upon hon. Members and the public to support The Black Country as an Urban Park project, where the targeted application of this money will provide a focus for transformation and participation for the one million people who live in the Black Country, an area at the heart of the nation's industrial heritage, including not only sites of global geological importance but also some of the poorest and most environmentally degraded in the country; and hopes that the BIG Lottery Fund can be used to support the area, which has not previously received Lottery funding on any scale like this and which would harness the ambition and active involvement of the people and communities who live there to create a superb natural and urban environment for the whole country to enjoy.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

302 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

Brian Jenkins

Lynne Jones

Mike Hancock

Adrian Sanders

Lord Spellar

Subjects

Leisure Environment protection Planning National Lottery

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk