Continued Imprisonment Of Charles Bester
EDM number 511 in 1989-90, proposed by David Alton on 12/02/1990.
That this House notes with approval the recent change in South African law which has led to a reduction in sentences for those conscientious objectors who refuse to join the South African defence forces on religious grounds alone; and urges the South African Government to extend clemency to all who have refused to join the South African defence forces on religious grounds, including 19 year old Charles Bester, who faces a further four and a half years in prison.
This motion has been signed by a total of 29 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Alton | 12/02/1990 | Liverpool Mossley Hill | Proposed | |
| Humfrey Malins | 12/02/1990 | Croydon North West | Signed | |
| Alistair Burt | 12/02/1990 | Bury North | Signed | |
| Frank Field | 12/02/1990 | Birkenhead | Signed | |
| Keith Vaz | 12/02/1990 | Leicester East | Signed | |
| Jim Wallace | 12/02/1990 | Orkney & Shetland | Signed | |
| Andrew Welsh | 12/02/1990 | Angus East | Signed | |
| John Battle | 13/02/1990 | Leeds West | Signed | |
| George Galloway | 13/02/1990 | Glasgow Hillhead | Signed | |
| Alex Carlile | 13/02/1990 | Montgomery | Signed | |
| Alan Meale | 13/02/1990 | Mansfield | Signed | |
| David Steel | 14/02/1990 | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | Signed | |
| Win Griffiths | 14/02/1990 | Bridgend | Signed | |
| Ronnie Fearn | 14/02/1990 | Southport | Signed | |
| Roland Boyes | 14/02/1990 | Houghton and Washington | Signed | |
| Gordon Oakes | 14/02/1990 | Halton | Signed | |
| Elliot Morley | 14/02/1990 | Glanford and Scunthorpe | Signed | |
| Roy Hughes | 14/02/1990 | Newport East | Signed | |
| Chris Smith | 14/02/1990 | Islington South & Finsbury | Signed | |
| Tom Cox | 15/02/1990 | Tooting | Signed | |
| Donald Anderson | 15/02/1990 | Swansea East | Signed | |
| Audrey Wise | 19/02/1990 | Preston | Signed | |
| Alan Beith | 19/02/1990 | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Signed | |
| Tommy Graham | 20/02/1990 | Renfrew West and Inverclyde | Signed | |
| Eric Illsley | 07/03/1990 | Barnsley Central | Signed | |
| Jim Cousins | 19/06/1990 | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Signed | |
| Paul Boateng | 26/06/1990 | Brent South | Signed | |
| Andrew Faulds | 03/07/1990 | Warley East | Signed | |
| Norman Buchan | Unknown | Withdrawn |
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