Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Martin Salter (Labour), on Monday, 21 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 20 members in total.

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CAMPAIGN FOR THE PROTECTION OF RURAL ENGLAND AND THE KENNET FLOODPLAIN

That this House welcomes the announcement by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government not to designate the Kennet Meadows south west of Reading within the South East Plan as a strategic development area; notes the strong representations from the Environment Agency, local councillors, and residents regarding the serious risk of flooding should the functional flood plain of the river Kennet be developed; applauds the recent campaign against the inclusion of the Kennet Meadows in the South East Plan; condemns the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England's (CPRE) for attempting to allocate a major housing development on the Kennet floodplain at the Examination in Public; and calls upon the CPRE to explain why it is prepared to countenance the destruction of an important wildlife site and put thousands of homes in the Reading area at risk of flooding.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2126 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

John McDonnell

Martin Linton

Barry Gardiner

Dawn Butler

Charles Walker

Lynda Waltho

Subjects

Environment protection Floods Planning

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk