Rights Of Man
EDM number 825 in 1990-91, proposed by John Garrett on 13/05/1991.
That, on the bicentenary of the publication of The Rights of Man, this House pays its respects to the memory of its author, Thomas Paine; acknowledges the debt owed to him by democratic societies throughout the world; and trusts that his vision of freedom will continue to inspire those who suffer injustice and tyranny.
This motion has been signed by a total of 90 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
| John Garrett | 13/05/1991 | Norwich South | | Proposed |
| Michael Foot | 13/05/1991 | Blaenau Gwent | | Seconded |
| Stan Orme | 13/05/1991 | Salford East | | Seconded |
| Tam Dalyell | 13/05/1991 | Linlithgow | | Seconded |
| Tony Benn | 13/05/1991 | Chesterfield | | Seconded |
| Bruce Grocott | 13/05/1991 | Wrekin, The | | Seconded |
| Jimmy Dunnachie | 14/05/1991 | Glasgow, Pollok | | Signed |
| John Battle | 14/05/1991 | Leeds West | | Signed |
| Harry Barnes | 14/05/1991 | North East Derbyshire | | Signed |
| Maria Fyfe | 14/05/1991 | Glasgow, Maryhill | | Signed |
| Terry Davis | 14/05/1991 | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | | Signed |
| John Cummings | 14/05/1991 | Easington | | Signed |
| Gordon Oakes | 14/05/1991 | Halton | | Signed |
| William McKelvey | 14/05/1991 | Kilmarnock & Loudoun | | Signed |
| Ernie Ross | 14/05/1991 | Dundee West | | Signed |
| Alex Salmond | 14/05/1991 | Banff & Buchan | | Signed |
| Chris Smith | 14/05/1991 | Islington South & Finsbury | | Signed |
| Peter Hardy | 14/05/1991 | Wentworth | | Signed |
| Robert Hughes | 14/05/1991 | Aberdeen North | | Signed |
| John McAllion | 14/05/1991 | Dundee East | | Signed |
| Bill Michie | 14/05/1991 | Sheffield, Heeley | | Signed |
| Robert Wareing | 15/05/1991 | Liverpool, West Derby | | Signed |
| James Wray | 15/05/1991 | Glasgow Provan | | Signed |
| Alan Williams | 15/05/1991 | Swansea West | | Signed |
| Jim Wallace | 15/05/1991 | Orkney & Shetland | | Signed |
| Gerry Steinberg | 15/05/1991 | Durham, City of | | Signed |
| Tony Banks | 15/05/1991 | Newham North West | | Signed |
| Tommy Graham | 15/05/1991 | Renfrew West and Inverclyde | | Signed |
| Norman Godman | 15/05/1991 | Greenock and Port Glasgow | | Signed |
| Bruce George | 15/05/1991 | Walsall South | | Signed |
| Alexander Eadie | 15/05/1991 | Midlothian | | Signed |
| Alistair Darling | 15/05/1991 | Edinburgh Central | | Signed |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 15/05/1991 | Islington North | | Signed |
| Harry Cohen | 15/05/1991 | Leyton | | Signed |
| Chris Mullin | 15/05/1991 | Sunderland South | | Signed |
| Roland Boyes | 15/05/1991 | Houghton and Washington | | Signed |
| Nigel Griffiths | 15/05/1991 | Edinburgh South | | Signed |
| Peter Pike | 15/05/1991 | Burnley | | Signed |
| Clive Soley | 15/05/1991 | Hammersmith | | Signed |
| Nigel Spearing | 15/05/1991 | Newham South | | Signed |
| Doug Henderson | 15/05/1991 | Newcastle upon Tyne North | | Signed |
| Joan Lestor | 15/05/1991 | Eccles | | Signed |
| Tony Lloyd | 15/05/1991 | Stretford | | Signed |
| Eddie Loyden | 15/05/1991 | Liverpool, Garston | | Signed |
| Jim Marshall | 15/05/1991 | Leicester South | | Signed |
| Michael Martin | 15/05/1991 | Glasgow, Springburn | | Signed |
| Alan Meale | 15/05/1991 | Mansfield | | Signed |
| Terry Lewis | 15/05/1991 | Worsley | | Signed |
| Eric Illsley | 16/05/1991 | Barnsley Central | | Signed |
| Keith Vaz | 16/05/1991 | Leicester East | | Signed |
| Paul Boateng | 16/05/1991 | Brent South | | Signed |
| Win Griffiths | 16/05/1991 | Bridgend | | Signed |
| George Foulkes | 16/05/1991 | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | | Signed |
| Tom Cox | 16/05/1991 | Tooting | | Signed |
| Dale Campbell-Savours | 16/05/1991 | Workington | | Signed |
| Alice Mahon | 16/05/1991 | Halifax | | Signed |
| David Lambie | 16/05/1991 | Cunninghame South | | Signed |
| David Hinchliffe | 16/05/1991 | Wakefield | | Signed |
| Clare Short | 16/05/1991 | Birmingham, Ladywood | | Signed |
| Brian Sedgemore | 16/05/1991 | Hackney South & Shoreditch | | Signed |
| Joan Ruddock | 16/05/1991 | Lewisham, Deptford | | Signed |
| Audrey Wise | 17/05/1991 | Preston | | Signed |
| Frank Doran | 17/05/1991 | Aberdeen South | | Signed |
| Doug Hoyle | 17/05/1991 | Warrington North | | Signed |
| Joyce Quin | 20/05/1991 | Gateshead East | | Signed |
| Roy Hughes | 20/05/1991 | Newport East | | Signed |
| Ian McCartney | 20/05/1991 | Makerfield | | Signed |
| Denzil Davies | 20/05/1991 | Llanelli | | Signed |
| Dennis Turner | 21/05/1991 | Wolverhampton South East | | Signed |
| Brian Wilson | 21/05/1991 | Cunninghame North | | Signed |
| Kevin Barron | 21/05/1991 | Rother Valley | | Signed |
| John Evans | 21/05/1991 | St Helens North | | Signed |
| Keith Bradley | 21/05/1991 | Manchester, Withington | | Signed |
| Norman Hogg | 21/05/1991 | Cumbernauld & Kilsyth | | Signed |
| Peter Snape | 21/05/1991 | West Bromwich East | | Signed |
| Jim Sillars | 21/05/1991 | Glasgow, Govan | | Signed |
| Robert Parry | 21/05/1991 | Liverpool, Riverside | | Signed |
| John Maxton | 21/05/1991 | Glasgow, Cathcart | | Signed |
| Elliot Morley | 22/05/1991 | Glanford and Scunthorpe | | Signed |
| Andrew Faulds | 03/06/1991 | Warley East | | Signed |
| Adam Ingram | 06/06/1991 | East Kilbride | | Signed |
| Allan Rogers | 19/06/1991 | Rhondda | | Signed |
| Diane Abbott | 20/06/1991 | Hackney North & Stoke Newington | | Signed |
| Frank Cook | 25/06/1991 | Stockton North | | Signed |
| Jack Thompson | 26/06/1991 | Wansbeck | | Signed |
| Tim Rathbone | 02/07/1991 | Lewes | | Signed |
| Jimmy Hood | 04/07/1991 | Clydesdale | | Signed |
| Martyn Jones | 16/07/1991 | Clwyd South West | | Signed |
| John McFall | 18/07/1991 | Dumbarton | | Signed |
| Ken Livingstone | 14/10/1991 | Brent East | | Signed |
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