Rape Law Review

EDM number 101 in 1997-98, proposed by Debra Shipley on 10/06/1997.

That this House believes that there should be a change towards the law concerning rape and a better understanding of the needs of rape victims; urges the removal of the defendant's right to cross examine the victim; requests the restriction of multiple cross-examination of the victim in cases where there is more than one defendant; requests that ID parades be conducted behind mirror glass; urges more consistent sentencing and help for rape victims to re-enter society; urges charges to be brought against people who falsely claim to have been raped; requests that victims be represented in court by their own barrister; and urges that British people who have been raped by British people while overseas should be able to turn to the British legal system for justice.

This motion has been signed by a total of 127 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Debra Shipley	10/06/1997	Stourbridge	Labour	Proposed
David Drew	10/06/1997	Stroud	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Janet Dean	10/06/1997	Burton	Labour	Signed
Geraint Davies	10/06/1997	Croydon Central	Labour	Signed
Valerie Davey	10/06/1997	Bristol West	Labour	Signed
Claire Curtis-Thomas	10/06/1997	Crosby	Labour	Signed
Jean Corston	10/06/1997	Bristol East	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	10/06/1997	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Vernon Coaker	10/06/1997	Gedling	Labour	Signed
Ann Clwyd	10/06/1997	Cynon Valley	Labour	Signed
Paul Clark	10/06/1997	Gillingham	Labour	Signed
Ian Cawsey	10/06/1997	Brigg & Goole	Labour	Signed
Dale Campbell-Savours	10/06/1997	Workington	Labour	Signed
Alan Campbell	10/06/1997	Tynemouth	Labour	Signed
Lorna Fitzsimons	10/06/1997	Rochdale	Labour	Signed
Caroline Flint	10/06/1997	Don Valley	Labour	Signed
Barbara Follett	10/06/1997	Stevenage	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	10/06/1997	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Joan Walley	10/06/1997	Stoke-on-Trent North	Labour	Signed
Stephen Twigg	10/06/1997	Enfield, Southgate	Labour	Signed
Mark Todd	10/06/1997	South Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Dari Taylor	10/06/1997	Stockton South	Labour	Signed
Howard Stoate	10/06/1997	Dartford	Labour	Signed
Ian Stewart	10/06/1997	Eccles	Labour	Signed
David Stewart	10/06/1997	Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber	Labour	Signed
Hazel Blears	10/06/1997	Salford	Labour	Signed
Charlotte Atkins	10/06/1997	Staffordshire Moorlands	Labour	Signed
Llin Golding	10/06/1997	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Labour	Signed
Norman Godman	10/06/1997	Greenock & Inverclyde	Labour	Signed
Mike Gapes	10/06/1997	Ilford South	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Russell Brown	10/06/1997	Dumfries	Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	10/06/1997	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Jenny Jones	10/06/1997	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Melanie Johnson	10/06/1997	Welwyn Hatfield	Labour	Signed
Beverley Hughes	10/06/1997	Stretford & Urmston	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	10/06/1997	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Phil Hope	10/06/1997	Corby	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Jacqui Smith	10/06/1997	Redditch	Labour	Signed
Brian Sedgemore	10/06/1997	Hackney South & Shoreditch	Labour	Signed
Phil Sawford	10/06/1997	Kettering	Labour	Signed
Joan Ryan	10/06/1997	Enfield North	Labour	Signed
Ken Purchase	10/06/1997	Wolverhampton North East	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Michael Foster	10/06/1997	Worcester	Labour	Signed
Linda Perham	10/06/1997	Ilford North	Labour	Signed
Colin Pickthall	10/06/1997	West Lancashire	Labour	Signed
Sally Keeble	10/06/1997	Northampton North	Labour	Signed
Ann Keen	10/06/1997	Brentford & Isleworth	Labour	Signed
Diana Organ	10/06/1997	Forest of Dean	Labour	Signed
Chris Mullin	10/06/1997	Sunderland South	Labour	Signed
Kali Mountford	10/06/1997	Colne Valley	Labour	Signed
Margaret Moran	10/06/1997	Luton South	Labour	Signed
Laura Moffatt	10/06/1997	Crawley	Labour	Signed
Shona McIsaac	10/06/1997	Cleethorpes	Labour	Signed
Siobhain McDonagh	10/06/1997	Mitcham & Morden	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	10/06/1997	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Oona King	10/06/1997	Bethnal Green & Bow	Labour	Signed
Jackie Lawrence	10/06/1997	Preseli Pembrokeshire	Labour	Signed
Tom Levitt	10/06/1997	High Peak	Labour	Signed
Andrew Love	10/06/1997	Edmonton	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Alice Mahon	10/06/1997	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Judy Mallaber	10/06/1997	Amber Valley	Labour	Signed
Donald Gorrie	11/06/1997	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tommy Graham	11/06/1997	West Renfrewshire	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	11/06/1997	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jackie Ballard	11/06/1997	Taunton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Harry Barnes	11/06/1997	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Anne Begg	11/06/1997	Aberdeen South	Labour	Signed
David Taylor	11/06/1997	North West Leicestershire	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Gareth Thomas	11/06/1997	Harrow West	Labour	Signed
Claire Ward	11/06/1997	Watford	Labour	Signed
Derek Wyatt	11/06/1997	Sittingbourne & Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Lawrence Cunliffe	11/06/1997	Leigh	Labour	Signed
Peter Bradley	11/06/1997	Wrekin, The	Labour	Signed
Ernie Ross	11/06/1997	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
Dennis Skinner	11/06/1997	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Angela Smith	11/06/1997	Basildon	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Joan Humble	11/06/1997	Blackpool North & Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	11/06/1997	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Fraser Kemp	11/06/1997	Houghton & Washington East	Labour	Signed
Ashok Kumar	11/06/1997	Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland	Labour	Signed
Stephen Ladyman	11/06/1997	South Thanet	Labour	Signed
Ken Livingstone	11/06/1997	Brent East	Labour	Signed
Sandra Osborne	11/06/1997	Ayr	Labour	Signed
Jeff Ennis	12/06/1997	Barnsley East & Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Fearn	12/06/1997	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew George	12/06/1997	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Candy Atherton	12/06/1997	Falmouth & Camborne	Labour	Signed
John Austin	12/06/1997	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Brian White	12/06/1997	North East Milton Keynes	Labour	Signed
Louise Ellman	12/06/1997	Liverpool, Riverside	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Jim Cunningham	12/06/1997	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Colin Burgon	12/06/1997	Elmet	Labour	Signed
Kevin McNamara	12/06/1997	Kingston upon Hull North	Labour	Signed
Stephen Hesford	12/06/1997	Wirral West	Labour	Signed
Martin Smyth	12/06/1997	Belfast South	UUP	Signed
Christine Russell	12/06/1997	Chester, City of	Labour	Signed
Peter Pike	12/06/1997	Burnley	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	16/06/1997	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Julia Drown	16/06/1997	South Swindon	Labour	Signed
Ben Bradshaw	16/06/1997	Exeter	Labour	Signed
Clive Soley	16/06/1997			Signed
Ian Pearson	16/06/1997	Dudley South	Labour	Signed
John Gunnell	17/06/1997	Morley & Rothwell	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	17/06/1997	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Dan Norris	17/06/1997	Wansdyke	Labour	Signed
Richard Livsey	17/06/1997	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Eric Illsley	17/06/1997	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
John Cryer	18/06/1997	Hornchurch	Labour	Signed
Jamie Cann	18/06/1997	Ipswich	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	18/06/1997	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
John McWilliam	18/06/1997	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Julian Lewis	18/06/1997	New Forest East	Conservative	Signed
Martyn Jones	18/06/1997	Clwyd South	Labour	Signed
Helen Jackson	18/06/1997	Sheffield, Hillsborough	Labour	Signed
David Hinchliffe	19/06/1997	Wakefield	Labour	Signed
Norman Baker	19/06/1997	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Williams	19/06/1997	Swansea West	Labour	Signed
Gerry Steinberg	07/07/1997	Durham, City of	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	08/07/1997	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	29/10/1997	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Martin Salter	17/11/1997	Reading West	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	20/11/1997	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Diane Abbott	27/11/1997	Hackney North & Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	27/11/1997	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Terry Davis	11/03/1998	Birmingham, Hodge Hill	Labour	Signed
Ivan Lewis	18/03/1998	Bury South	Labour	Signed
Patricia Hewitt	Unknown			Withdrawn

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