Andrew George

That this House welcomes the recent publication of the Government Consultation Paper recommending the removal of the current 50 per cent. council tax discount on second homes; is disappointed that this has been published a full year after the delayed Rural White Paper which promi

5 Dec 2001

That this House believes that it is no longer acceptable under the existing council tax system to spend ú200 million of tax payers' money subsidising the wealthy to have second homes when there are many thousands of people who live in areas of high second home ownership who do no

10 Jul 2001

That this House commends the Government for devolving power to places people identify with and looks forward to the early publication of its promised White Paper on regional government; further congratulates those regions in Cornwall, the North East, the North West and the South

10 Jul 2001

That this House applauds the work of the Friends of War Memorials, the Royal Naval Association and survivors' associations in raising attention to the growing problem of invasive diving on maritime war graves and welcomes the present Government review; notes that because they wer

23 Apr 2001

after 'Cornwall', insert 'the Isles of Scilly.'

4 Apr 2001

That this House welcomes the Office of National Statistics' (ONS) intention to ensure that 2001 Census forms will be made available in alternative formats on request, but regrets that the ONS has no plans to provide visually impaired or deafblind people with 2001 Census forms in

22 Mar 2001

after 'the', insert 'Cornish,'.

20 Dec 2000

That this House commends the Government for devolving power to places people identify with; further congratulates those regions in the North East, North West, Cornwall and the South West which have set up constitutional conventions and the regions of Yorkshire and West Midlands f

13 Dec 2000

That this House believes that the humble Cornish pasty is the product of a unique tradition of working men and women in Cornwall, that it is vital to the local economy, generating an estimated turnover of ú150 million, provides thousands of jobs, is an essential part of the Corni

1 Nov 2000

That this House believes that it is no longer acceptable, under the existing council tax system, to spend ú168 million of taxpayers' money a year subsidising the wealthy to have second homes when there are many thousands of people who live in areas of high second home ownerships

26 Oct 2000