Visits To Prisoners By Journalists

EDM number 153 in 1992-93, proposed by Allan Rogers on 02/06/1992.

That this House deplores the provision in prison standing orders which prohibits visits to prisoners by journalists acting in their professional capacity other than in exceptional circumstances; considers that this is an unreasonable restriction on the right of prisoners and journalists to draw public attention to alleged miscarriages of justice and defects in the operation of the criminal justice and penal systems; notes that the prohibition is ineffective in preventing journalists who are not known to prison staff from visiting prisoners and effectively prohibits only well-known journalists about their cases; and calls on her Majesty's Government to amend prison orders to provide that journalists may visit prisoners provided that (a) this forms part of the prisoners' normal allocation of visits and (b) the journalist has not abused visiting arrangements in the past, serious journalism relating to alleged wrongful convictions or aspects of the treatment of offenders not being an abuse.

This motion has been signed by a total of 68 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Allan Rogers	02/06/1992	Rhondda		Proposed
John Battle	02/06/1992	Leeds West		Signed
Kevin Barron	02/06/1992	Rother Valley		Signed
Harry Barnes	02/06/1992	North East Derbyshire		Signed
Joe Ashton	02/06/1992	Bassetlaw		Signed
Nick Ainger	02/06/1992	Pembroke		Signed
George Foulkes	02/06/1992	Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley		Signed
Kenneth Eastham	02/06/1992	Manchester, Blackley		Signed
Ian Davidson	02/06/1992	Glasgow, Govan		Signed
Jean Corston	02/06/1992	Bristol East		Signed
Eric Clarke	02/06/1992	Midlothian		Signed
William Powell	02/06/1992	Corby		Signed
Nick Raynsford	02/06/1992	Greenwich		Signed
Richard Shepherd	02/06/1992	Aldridge-Brownhills		Signed
Glenda Jackson	02/06/1992	Hampstead & Highgate		Signed
Eric Martlew	02/06/1992	Carlisle		Signed
Chris Mullin	02/06/1992	Sunderland South		Signed
Menzies Campbell	02/06/1992	Fife North East		Signed
John Cummings	03/06/1992	Easington		Signed
Lawrence Cunliffe	03/06/1992	Leigh		Signed
Terry Davis	03/06/1992	Birmingham, Hodge Hill		Signed
Jimmy Dunnachie	03/06/1992	Glasgow, Pollok		Signed
Norman Godman	03/06/1992	Greenock and Port Glasgow		Signed
Tony Banks	03/06/1992	Newham North West		Signed
Peter Bottomley	03/06/1992	Eltham		Signed
Dennis Turner	03/06/1992	Wolverhampton South East		Signed
Jim Wallace	03/06/1992	Orkney & Shetland		Signed
Mike Watson	03/06/1992	Glasgow Central		Signed
Michael Connarty	03/06/1992	Falkirk East		Signed
Ronnie Campbell	03/06/1992	Blyth Valley		Signed
Keith Bradley	03/06/1992	Manchester, Withington		Signed
Robert Parry	03/06/1992	Liverpool, Riverside		Signed
Ernie Ross	03/06/1992	Dundee West		Signed
Peter Hardy	03/06/1992	Wentworth		Signed
David Hinchliffe	03/06/1992	Wakefield		Signed
Lynne Jones	03/06/1992	Birmingham, Selly Oak		Signed
Terry Lewis	03/06/1992	Worsley		Signed
Eddie Loyden	03/06/1992	Liverpool, Garston		Signed
John McAllion	03/06/1992	Dundee East		Signed
William McKelvey	03/06/1992	Kilmarnock & Loudoun		Signed
Alan Meale	03/06/1992	Mansfield		Signed
John Evans	04/06/1992	St Helens North		Signed
Bill Etherington	04/06/1992	Sunderland North		Signed
Derek Enright	04/06/1992	Hemsworth		Signed
Michael Clapham	04/06/1992	Barnsley West & Penistone		Signed
Gordon Oakes	04/06/1992	Halton		Signed
Joan Lestor	04/06/1992	Eccles		Signed
Martyn Jones	04/06/1992	Clwyd South West		Signed
Eric Illsley	04/06/1992	Barnsley Central		Signed
Nick Harvey	04/06/1992	North Devon		Signed
Nigel Jones	05/06/1992	Cheltenham		Signed
Austin Mitchell	08/06/1992	Great Grimsby		Signed
Ian McCartney	08/06/1992	Makerfield		Signed
Tony Lloyd	08/06/1992	Stretford		Signed
Colin Pickthall	09/06/1992	West Lancashire		Signed
Stephen Byers	09/06/1992	Wallsend		Signed
Alex Carlile	09/06/1992	Montgomery		Signed
Jack Thompson	10/06/1992	Wansbeck		Signed
Irene Adams	10/06/1992	Paisley North		Signed
Bob Cryer	10/06/1992	Bradford South		Signed
Richard Burden	11/06/1992	Birmingham, Northfield		Signed
Tommy Graham	17/06/1992	Renfrew West and Inverclyde		Signed
Audrey Wise	13/07/1992	Preston		Signed
Ken Livingstone	19/10/1992	Brent East		Signed
Geoff Hoon	28/10/1992	Ashfield		Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	29/10/1992	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy		Signed
Simon Hughes	11/11/1992	Southwark and Bermondsey		Signed
George Galloway	12/11/1992	Glasgow Hillhead		Signed

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