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EDM number 1232 in 1997-98, proposed by Martin Salter on 21/04/1998.

That this House congratulates the Prime Minister, the Taoiseach, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Right honourable Member for Huntingdon, Senator George Mitchell and all the participants in the Northern Ireland Multi-party negotiations for their courage and endurance that has led to the historic opportunity to establish a peaceful resolution to the years of conflict that have bedevilled the people of Northern Ireland, their commitment to exclusively democratic and peaceful means of resolving differences on political issues and their opposition to any use or threat of violence by others for any political purpose; and calls upon all the political parties and the community leaders of Britain and the island of Ireland to compaign for a Yes vote in the referendum on 22 May.

This motion has been signed by a total of 72 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Martin Salter21/04/1998Reading WestLabourProposed
Jonathan R Shaw21/04/1998Chatham & AylesfordLabourSigned
Gareth Thomas21/04/1998Harrow WestLabourSigned
Gisela Stuart21/04/1998Birmingham, EdgbastonLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley21/04/1998Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Harry Barnes21/04/1998North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Norman Godman21/04/1998Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Tony McNulty21/04/1998Harrow EastLabourSigned
Seamus Mallon21/04/1998Newry & ArmaghSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Andrew Lansley21/04/1998South CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Simon Hughes21/04/1998North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Lorna Fitzsimons21/04/1998RochdaleLabourSigned
Des Browne22/04/1998Kilmarnock & LoudounLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt22/04/1998Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
David Winnick22/04/1998Walsall NorthLabourSigned
Brian White22/04/1998North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Dominic Grieve22/04/1998BeaconsfieldConservativeSigned
Ronnie Fearn22/04/1998SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Valerie Davey22/04/1998Bristol WestLabourSigned
Jean Corston22/04/1998Bristol EastLabourSigned
Jim Murphy22/04/1998Renfrewshire EastLabourSigned
Margaret Moran22/04/1998Luton SouthLabourSigned
Tony McWalter22/04/1998Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
Eddie McGrady22/04/1998South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Andrew Love22/04/1998EdmontonLabour Co-operativeSigned
David Kidney22/04/1998StaffordLabourSigned
Lynne Jones22/04/1998Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Bob Russell22/04/1998ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Ernie Ross22/04/1998Dundee WestLabourSigned
Evan Harris23/04/1998Oxford West & AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Iddon23/04/1998Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar23/04/1998Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Vincent Cable23/04/1998TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Dismore23/04/1998HendonLabourSigned
Robert Wareing23/04/1998Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Hilton Dawson24/04/1998Lancaster & WyreLabourSigned
Paul Keetch24/04/1998HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Palmer27/04/1998BroxtoweLabourSigned
Linda Perham27/04/1998Ilford NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer27/04/1998KeighleyLabourSigned
Tom Brake28/04/1998Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe28/04/1998LeighLabourSigned
Paul Flynn28/04/1998Newport WestLabourSigned
Maria Fyfe28/04/1998Glasgow, MaryhillLabourSigned
Andrew George28/04/1998St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Stinchcombe28/04/1998WellingboroughLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell28/04/1998Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Audrey Wise28/04/1998PrestonLabourSigned
Jim Fitzpatrick29/04/1998Poplar & Canning TownLabourSigned
Mike Hancock29/04/1998Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward Davey29/04/1998Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Clarke29/04/1998MidlothianLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd29/04/1998Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Eric Illsley29/04/1998Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Stephen Hesford29/04/1998Wirral WestLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden29/04/1998Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Paul Truswell30/04/1998PudseyLabourSigned
Bill Etherington30/04/1998Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin30/04/1998Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Janet Dean30/04/1998BurtonLabourSigned
Bill Michie30/04/1998Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Judy Mallaber30/04/1998Amber ValleyLabourSigned
Jenny Jones30/04/1998Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Peter Pike05/05/1998BurnleyLabourSigned
Syd Rapson06/05/1998Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Jane Griffiths08/05/1998Reading EastLabourSigned
Huw Edwards12/05/1998MonmouthLabourSigned
Paul Goggins14/05/1998Wythenshawe & Sale EastLabourSigned
Eleanor Laing21/05/1998Epping ForestConservativeSigned
Martyn Jones02/06/1998Clwyd SouthLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone16/07/1998Brent EastLabourSigned
John McDonnell04/11/1998Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned

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