Women Judges
EDM number 906 in 1995-96, proposed by Martin Redmond on 20/05/1996.
That this House is appalled at the biased remarks of male judges when summing up and sentencing rape cases; and calls for urgent action to break up the cosy club of judges by appointing substantially more female judges.
This motion has been signed by a total of 36 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Redmond | 20/05/1996 | Don Valley | Proposed | |
| Peter Hardy | 20/05/1996 | Wentworth | Signed | |
| Llin Golding | 20/05/1996 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Signed | |
| Terry Davis | 20/05/1996 | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Signed | |
| Tom Cox | 20/05/1996 | Tooting | Signed | |
| Kate Hoey | 20/05/1996 | Vauxhall | Signed | |
| Lynne Jones | 21/05/1996 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Signed | |
| Denis MacShane | 21/05/1996 | Rotherham | Signed | |
| Michael Clapham | 21/05/1996 | Barnsley West & Penistone | Signed | |
| John Cummings | 21/05/1996 | Easington | Signed | |
| Jim Cunningham | 21/05/1996 | Coventry South East | Signed | |
| Angela Eagle | 21/05/1996 | Wallasey | Signed | |
| Maria Fyfe | 21/05/1996 | Glasgow, Maryhill | Signed | |
| Norman Godman | 21/05/1996 | Greenock and Port Glasgow | Signed | |
| Tony Banks | 22/05/1996 | Newham North West | Signed | |
| John Gunnell | 22/05/1996 | Leeds South and Morley | Signed | |
| Bill Etherington | 22/05/1996 | Sunderland North | Signed | |
| Eddie Loyden | 22/05/1996 | Liverpool, Garston | Signed | |
| Ken Livingstone | 22/05/1996 | Brent East | Signed | |
| Helen Jackson | 22/05/1996 | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Signed | |
| Bill Michie | 22/05/1996 | Sheffield, Heeley | Signed | |
| John Heppell | 04/06/1996 | Nottingham East | Signed | |
| Roland Boyes | 04/06/1996 | Houghton and Washington | Signed | |
| Paul Flynn | 05/06/1996 | Newport West | Signed | |
| Mike Hall | 05/06/1996 | Warrington South | Signed | |
| Harry Barnes | 06/06/1996 | North East Derbyshire | Signed | |
| Diane Abbott | 06/06/1996 | Hackney North & Stoke Newington | Signed | |
| Glenda Jackson | 07/06/1996 | Hampstead & Highgate | Signed | |
| Jack Thompson | 11/06/1996 | Wansbeck | Signed | |
| Max Madden | 12/06/1996 | Bradford West | Signed | |
| Rachel Squire | 19/06/1996 | Dunfermline West | Signed | |
| James Callaghan | 19/06/1996 | Heywood & Middleton | Signed | |
| Alan Simpson | 24/06/1996 | Nottingham South | Signed | |
| Janet Anderson | 02/07/1996 | Rossendale & Darwen | Signed | |
| Martyn Jones | 18/07/1996 | Clwyd South West | Signed | |
| Tommy Graham | 18/07/1996 | Renfrew West and Inverclyde | Signed |
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