I would guess that Front bench can only sign things that the Prime Minister approves of! That is if they wish to keep their job.
There should be a response to Mother of Parliaments but it won't come at the moment ! Nb ImmoreconfusedthanyouandIvoteforthem -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Randolph Lee Sent: 27 October 2006 19:05 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [canals-list] Re: DEFRA cuts to BW Would someone like to to translate/explain that to those of us not up on the arcane points of parliamentary procedure? I am more than a little confused as to why any MP Front or Back bench is not able to sign on to anything they agree with! Cheers Randolph Lee Newcastle Maine, U.S.A. On Oct 27, 2006, at 12:25 PM, Phil Rushton wrote: > I have been in correspondence with my own (Tory) MP who is a > Vice-President of the local canal society. She is very sympathetic > to the cause and has written to Barry Gardiner. > Regarding the EDM she wrote: > > *I regret I am unable to sign this EDM as this is not an > all-party EDM. The names of Members representing all parties > in the House of Commons should be included in the top six > signatories of an EDM if it is to attract maximum support. > Unfortunately this is not the case in this instance* > > I am a little confused by that statement as her husband, > who is the Tory MP for the adjoining constituency, has signed > EDM 2757. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
