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Anne Main MP (Conservative) Launches Early Day Motion* to Protect Interests of Motorbike Users

Issued 29th March 2007

Anne Main, Member of Parliament for St Albans, has tabled an Early Day Motion in an attempt to protect the interests of motorbike enthusiasts from the introduction of a costly and unnecessary licensing regime.

In opposition to the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill, introduced to Parliament by Graham Stringer, Labour MP for Manchester, Blackley, Anne has tabled Early Day Motion 1249, the text of which is as follows.

“That this House believes that the Off Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill would have the effect of imposing the requirement on competitive motor cyclists, employees of race tracks and law abiding biking enthusiasts of a costly and unnecessary licensing regime.”

Anne said:

“I know that many people are concerned about the potential impact of this Bill on both vintage motorbike enthusiasts and motorbike racing.

I completely share these concerns. It is clearly not right that a Bill aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour, predominantly in urban areas, should have wide-reaching implications for competitive motorcycling, employees of race tracks, and those people who like to spend their spare time refurbishing classic vehicles, as well as all other law-abiding members of the biking community.”

ENDS

Link to Early Day Motion

Link to Graham Stringer’s Bill

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* Early Day Motions (universally known in Parliament as 'EDMs') are best thought of as petitions put forward by MPs on specific subjects. They are printed in the official report and other MPs are invited to add their names in support.

Technically, EDMs call for the topic to be debated at the earliest time but the procedure is now little more than a means of drawing attention to a subject. They are often used by back-benchers in the governing party to express concerns at a government policy. The only real chance an EDM has of being debated is if the Leader of the Opposition sets it down.

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