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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John Denham (Labour), on Friday, 29 April 1994, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 42 members in total.

CONSERVATIVE PARTY AND STATUS OF NEW FOREST

That this House notes the Conservative manifesto commitment to grant national park status to the New Forest, and is concerned that no action to implement this promise has yet been taken; notes further that of 223 letters of objection received since September 1992, 198 were submitted since 1st January 1994; that, of these, 181 were pro-forma objections recommending an enhanced role for the verderers and that such a pro-forma letter was distributed to members of the New Forest Conservative Association at their annual general meeting on 11th March 1994, by the guest speaker, Ms Carol Brodie, the agent to the honourable Member for the New Forest; believes that the Government's failure to guarantee the future of the New Forest reflects lobbying by vested interest in the New Forest Conservative Association; and calls on the Government to resist attempts by its own supporters to undermine its manifesto commitment and to implement national park status for the New Forest heritage area at the earliest opportunity.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

CONSERVATIVE PARTY AND STATUS OF NEW FOREST (1151A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Patrick McNair-Wilson (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Sunday, 22 May 1994. It has been signed by 2 members in total.
leave out from 'Forest,' to end and add 'welcomes the recent visit to the New Forest of the Minister for the Environment, and the Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and looks forward to a statement from the Government when all the important issues have been resolved, including the effect upon those who live by commoning and are threatened by gravel extraction; deprecates ill informed comments by those who have sought to introduce party politics into this issue; notes that the Annual General Meeting of the New Forest Conservative Association was held on 25th March, when the guest speaker was Mr Edward Kellett-Bowman M.E.P., and in which neither he nor anyone else at the meeting referred to the future of the New Forest, or the proposed Heritage Area, nor were any letters or other documents on this matter distributed by anyone; notes that any letters on this subject which have been sent to the Minister for the Environment by the Honourable Member for the New Forest have been passed on to ensure that all relevant views have been taken into account by the Government; would deplore the use of Parliamentary Privilege to blacken the names of individuals who cannot answer in similar vein.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1151 
1151A1 
Session
1993-94
Subjects
National parks New Forest Conservative
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk