Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John Grogan (Labour), on Tuesday, 2 June 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 49 members in total.

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INCREASED ACCESS TO WATERWAYS IN ENGLAND AND WALES

That this House applauds the British Canoe Union for staging an excellent 2009 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Nottingham, 28 to 31 May 2009, and celebrates the notable success of Team GB in taking four medals in total, two gold, one silver and one bronze; welcomes the BBC's live coverage on a busy sporting weekend; notes that over 2.5 million paddlers in Britain only have access to 1,400 miles of inland water in England and Wales, which is less than four per cent. of the total 41,000 miles of waterways over three metres wide; further notes that while the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2002 only incorporates land, the Scottish Land Reform Act 2003 and its supporting Scottish Outdoor Access Code includes waterways, ensuring that paddlers have the same rights as walkers and access to all of Scotland's waterways; and calls on the Government to set a realistic target for increased access to waterways in England and Wales by the Olympic year of 2012.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

INCREASED ACCESS TO WATERWAYS IN ENGLAND AND WALES (1577A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Dai Havard (primary, Labour) and tabled on Monday, 8 June 2009. It has been signed by 1 members in total.

leave out `and Wales'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1577 

1577A1 

Session

2008-09

Other sponsors

Jim Dobbin

Peter Bottomley

Bob Spink

David Leslie Taylor

John Hemming

Subjects

Countryside Water

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk