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EDM number 1589 in 1997-98, proposed by Derek Foster on 22/07/1998.

That this House welcomes the Prime Minister's statement in 1996 that a Freedom of Information Act 'is not some isolated constitutional reform' but 'a change that is absolutely fundamental to how we see politics developing in this country over the next few years'; congratulates the Government on its Freedom of Information White Paper; expresses concern at the prospect of any delay in bringing the measure forward; and calls on the Government to publish its draft Freedom of Information Bill before the end of the current session and to ensure that the actual Bill is introduced in the coming session.

This motion has been signed by a total of 235 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Derek Foster22/07/1998Bishop AucklandLabourProposed
Rhodri Morgan22/07/1998Cardiff WestLabourSeconded
John Healey22/07/1998WentworthLabourSeconded
Richard Shepherd22/07/1998Aldridge-BrownhillsConservativeSeconded
Archy Kirkwood22/07/1998Roxburgh & BerwickshireLiberal DemocratSeconded
Julie Morgan22/07/1998Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Colin Pickthall22/07/1998West LancashireLabourSigned
Peter Pike22/07/1998BurnleyLabourSigned
Gordon Prentice22/07/1998PendleLabourSigned
Giles Radice22/07/1998North DurhamLabourSigned
Joan Ryan22/07/1998Enfield NorthLabourSigned
Barry Sheerman22/07/1998HuddersfieldLabour Co-operativeSigned
Helen Southworth22/07/1998Warrington SouthLabourSigned
Phyllis Starkey22/07/1998Milton Keynes South WestLabourSigned
David Hinchliffe22/07/1998WakefieldLabourSigned
John Home Robertson22/07/1998East LothianLabourSigned
Barry Jones22/07/1998Alyn & DeesideLabourSigned
Helen Jones22/07/1998Warrington NorthLabourSigned
Jenny Jones22/07/1998Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Sally Keeble22/07/1998Northampton NorthLabourSigned
Alan Keen22/07/1998Feltham & HestonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Ann Keen22/07/1998Brentford & IsleworthLabourSigned
Tess Kingham22/07/1998GloucesterLabourSigned
Tom Levitt22/07/1998High PeakLabourSigned
Andrew Love22/07/1998EdmontonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Andrew MacKinlay22/07/1998ThurrockLabourSigned
Alice Mahon22/07/1998HalifaxLabourSigned
Judy Mallaber22/07/1998Amber ValleyLabourSigned
John Marek22/07/1998WrexhamLabourSigned
Robert Marshall-Andrews22/07/1998MedwayLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty22/07/1998Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Tony McWalter22/07/1998Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
Bill Michie22/07/1998Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Chris Mullin22/07/1998Sunderland SouthLabourSigned
Martin O'Neill22/07/1998OchilLabourSigned
Peter Bradley22/07/1998Wrekin, TheLabourSigned
Karen Buck22/07/1998Regent's Park and Kensington NorthLabourSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours22/07/1998WorkingtonLabourSigned
Martin Caton22/07/1998GowerLabourSigned
Michael Clapham22/07/1998Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Lynda Clark22/07/1998Edinburgh, PentlandsLabourSigned
Ann Clwyd22/07/1998Cynon ValleyLabourSigned
Vernon Coaker22/07/1998GedlingLabourSigned
Harry Cohen22/07/1998Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Yvette Cooper22/07/1998Pontefract & CastlefordLabourSigned
Tam Dalyell22/07/1998LinlithgowLabourSigned
Valerie Davey22/07/1998Bristol WestLabourSigned
Terry Davis22/07/1998Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Hilton Dawson22/07/1998Lancaster & WyreLabourSigned
David Drew22/07/1998StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Gwyneth Dunwoody22/07/1998Crewe & NantwichLabourSigned
Maria Eagle22/07/1998Liverpool, GarstonLabourSigned
Huw Edwards22/07/1998MonmouthLabourSigned
Lorna Fitzsimons22/07/1998RochdaleLabourSigned
Bruce George22/07/1998Walsall SouthLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard22/07/1998WalthamstowLabourSigned
Ian Gibson22/07/1998Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Linda Gilroy22/07/1998Plymouth, SuttonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Norman Godman22/07/1998Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Donald Anderson22/07/1998Swansea EastLabourSigned
Candy Atherton22/07/1998Falmouth & CamborneLabourSigned
Charlotte Atkins22/07/1998Staffordshire MoorlandsLabourSigned
Harry Barnes22/07/1998North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Bob Blizzard22/07/1998WaveneyLabourSigned
Gisela Stuart22/07/1998Birmingham, EdgbastonLabourSigned
Gareth Thomas22/07/1998Clwyd WestLabourSigned
Paddy Tipping22/07/1998SherwoodLabourSigned
Claire Ward22/07/1998WatfordLabourSigned
Malcolm Wicks22/07/1998Croydon NorthLabourSigned
Alan Williams22/07/1998Swansea WestLabourSigned
Alan Williams22/07/1998Carmarthen East & DinefwrLabourSigned
David Winnick22/07/1998Walsall NorthLabourSigned
Rosie Winterton22/07/1998Doncaster CentralLabourSigned
Audrey Wise22/07/1998PrestonLabourSigned
Lawrie Quinn23/07/1998Scarborough & WhitbyLabourSigned
Ernie Ross23/07/1998Dundee WestLabourSigned
Bob Russell23/07/1998ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson23/07/1998Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Marsha Singh23/07/1998Bradford WestLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner23/07/1998BolsoverLabourSigned
Martin Smyth23/07/1998Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Nick Harvey23/07/1998North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Heath23/07/1998Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins23/07/1998Luton NorthLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle23/07/1998ChorleyLabourSigned
Brian Iddon23/07/1998Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Lynne Jones23/07/1998Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar23/07/1998Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Ivan Lewis23/07/1998Bury SouthLabourSigned
Martin Linton23/07/1998BatterseaLabourSigned
Fiona Mactaggart23/07/1998SloughLabourSigned
Paul Marsden23/07/1998Shrewsbury & AtchamLabourSigned
John Maxton23/07/1998Glasgow, CathcartLabourSigned
Michael Moore23/07/1998Tweeddale, Ettrick & LauderdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Brand23/07/1998Isle of WightLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed23/07/1998South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Malcolm Bruce23/07/1998GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
Ivor Caplin23/07/1998HoveLabourSigned
David Chidgey23/07/1998EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Frank Cook23/07/1998Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Robin Corbett23/07/1998Birmingham, ErdingtonLabourSigned
Brian Cotter23/07/1998Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Cox23/07/1998TootingLabourSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe23/07/1998LeighLabourSigned
Edward Davey23/07/1998Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian Davidson23/07/1998Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
Ronnie Fearn23/07/1998SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Don Foster23/07/1998BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Maria Fyfe23/07/1998Glasgow, MaryhillLabourSigned
Jane Griffiths23/07/1998Reading EastLabourSigned
Mike Hancock23/07/1998Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Baker23/07/1998LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Jackie Ballard23/07/1998TauntonLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Beith23/07/1998Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
Gerry Steinberg23/07/1998Durham, City ofLabourSigned
Paul Stinchcombe23/07/1998WellingboroughLabourSigned
Graham Stringer23/07/1998Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell23/07/1998Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Matthew Taylor23/07/1998Truro & St AustellLiberal DemocratSigned
Jenny Tonge23/07/1998Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Desmond Turner23/07/1998Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Paul Tyler23/07/1998North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis23/07/1998Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Brian White23/07/1998North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Phil Willis23/07/1998Harrogate & KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Derek Wyatt23/07/1998Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Nick Palmer24/07/1998BroxtoweLabourSigned
Raymond Powell24/07/1998OgmoreLabourSigned
Christine Russell24/07/1998Chester, City ofLabourSigned
John McWilliam24/07/1998BlaydonLabourSigned
Tony Clarke24/07/1998Northampton SouthLabourSigned
David Crausby24/07/1998Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin24/07/1998Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Eileen Gordon24/07/1998RomfordLabourSigned
Gerry Bermingham24/07/1998St Helens SouthLabourSigned
George Stevenson24/07/1998Stoke-on-Trent SouthLabourSigned
Syd Rapson27/07/1998Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Debra Shipley27/07/1998StourbridgeLabourSigned
Stephen Hesford27/07/1998Wirral WestLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden27/07/1998Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Austin Mitchell27/07/1998Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Tom Brake27/07/1998Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Dismore27/07/1998HendonLabourSigned
Roger Berry27/07/1998KingswoodLabourSigned
Harold Best27/07/1998Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Peter Temple-Morris27/07/1998LeominsterLabourSigned
Dave Watts27/07/1998St Helens NorthLabourSigned
Kerry Pollard28/07/1998St AlbansLabourSigned
Michael Foster28/07/1998WorcesterLabourSigned
Allan Rogers28/07/1998RhonddaLabourSigned
Llew Smith28/07/1998Blaenau GwentLabourSigned
Piara S Khabra28/07/1998Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
David Lepper28/07/1998Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Kevin McNamara28/07/1998Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Bill Olner28/07/1998NuneatonLabourSigned
Paul Burstow28/07/1998Sutton & CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian Cawsey28/07/1998Brigg & GooleLabourSigned
David Chaytor28/07/1998Bury NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer28/07/1998KeighleyLabourSigned
Clive Efford28/07/1998ElthamLabourSigned
Bill Etherington28/07/1998Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Donald Gorrie28/07/1998Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Joe Benton28/07/1998BootleLabourSigned
Liz Blackman28/07/1998ErewashLabourSigned
David Taylor28/07/1998North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Joan Walley28/07/1998Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
Bill Rammell29/07/1998HarlowLabourSigned
Chris Ruane29/07/1998Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Alex Salmond29/07/1998Banff & BuchanScottish National PartySigned
Mohammad Sarwar29/07/1998Glasgow, GovanLabourSigned
Phil Sawford29/07/1998KetteringLabourSigned
Terry Lewis29/07/1998WorsleyLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith29/07/1998Bristol North WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
Edward O'Hara29/07/1998Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Christine Butler29/07/1998Castle PointLabourSigned
Vincent Cable29/07/1998TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Ronnie Campbell29/07/1998Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Janet Dean29/07/1998BurtonLabourSigned
Jim Fitzpatrick29/07/1998Poplar & Canning TownLabourSigned
John Gunnell29/07/1998Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
Joe Ashton29/07/1998BassetlawLabourSigned
Martin Salter30/07/1998Reading WestLabourSigned
Jacqui Smith30/07/1998RedditchLabourSigned
Andy King30/07/1998Rugby & KenilworthLabourSigned
Roger Casale30/07/1998WimbledonLabourSigned
Julia Drown30/07/1998South SwindonLabourSigned
Douglas Alexander30/07/1998Paisley SouthLabourSigned
Joan Ruddock02/09/1998Lewisham, DeptfordLabourSigned
Evan Harris02/09/1998Oxford West & AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Charles Kennedy02/09/1998Ross, Skye & Inverness WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Oona King02/09/1998Bethnal Green & BowLabourSigned
Jackie Lawrence02/09/1998Preseli PembrokeshireLabourSigned
Diana Organ02/09/1998Forest of DeanLabourSigned
Russell Brown02/09/1998DumfriesLabourSigned
Colin Burgon02/09/1998ElmetLabourSigned
Judith Church02/09/1998DagenhamLabourSigned
Brian H Donohoe02/09/1998Cunninghame SouthLabourSigned
Tony Benn02/09/1998ChesterfieldLabourSigned
Dennis Turner02/09/1998Wolverhampton South EastLabour Co-operativeSigned
Jim Wallace02/09/1998Orkney & ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Steve Webb02/09/1998NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
Lembit 03/09/1998MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Barry Gardiner03/09/1998Brent NorthLabourSigned
Paul Goggins03/09/1998Wythenshawe & Sale EastLabourSigned
Richard Allan03/09/1998Sheffield, HallamLiberal DemocratSigned
Don Touhig03/09/1998IslwynLabour Co-operativeSigned
Chris Pond19/10/1998GraveshamLabourSigned
Tom Pendry19/10/1998Stalybridge & HydeLabourSigned
Gwyn Prosser19/10/1998DoverLabourSigned
David Rendel19/10/1998NewburyLiberal DemocratSigned
Adrian Sanders19/10/1998TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Helen Jackson19/10/1998Sheffield, HillsboroughLabourSigned
Fiona Jones19/10/1998NewarkLabourSigned
Ieuan Wyn Jones19/10/1998Ynys MPlaid CymruSigned
Fraser Kemp19/10/1998Houghton & Washington EastLabourSigned
Robert McCartney19/10/1998North DownUKUPSigned
Ray Michie19/10/1998Argyll & ButeLiberal DemocratSigned
Menzies Campbell19/10/1998Fife North EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Caroline Flint19/10/1998Don ValleyLabourSigned
John Grogan19/10/1998SelbyLabourSigned
Patrick Hall19/10/1998BedfordLabourSigned
Hugh Bayley19/10/1998York, City ofLabourSigned
Mark Todd19/10/1998South DerbyshireLabourSigned
Dafydd Wigley19/10/1998CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Mike Wood19/10/1998Batley & SpenLabourSigned
Anthony D Wright19/10/1998Great YarmouthLabourSigned
Anne Begg20/10/1998Aberdeen SouthLabourSigned
Malcolm Savidge22/10/1998Aberdeen NorthLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham22/10/1998Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Margaret Ewing22/10/1998MorayScottish National PartySigned
John McDonnell04/11/1998Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd11/11/1998Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Simon Hughes18/11/1998North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Patricia HewittUnknownWithdrawn
Margaret HodgeUnknownWithdrawn

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