Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 20 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 37 members in total.

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CLEARANCE OF ROADS AND PAVEMENTS

That this House commends the work of community-spirited individuals, public bodies and businesses who ensured that they cleared paths, roads and other public areas of snow and ice during the recent extreme winter conditions; is concerned that there is uncertainty as to whether clearing such spaces might render one responsible for damages should anyone be injured in that space after it had been cleared or partially cleared of snow or ice; is opposed to the where there is a blame there is a claim culture which it believes has undermined the traditional community response to winter conditions and has resulted in roads and paths being much more dangerous; and calls on the Government to bring forward legislative proposals to clarify the situation so that people, businesses and organisations which clear snow and ice are not threatened with potential legal action as a reward for their public-spirited action.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

667 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Lindsay Hoyle

David Drew

Mark Durkan

Lee Scott

Subjects

Roads

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk