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30th Anniversary Of The 1967 Abortion Act

EDM number 344 in 1997-98, proposed by John Austin on 27/10/1997.

That this House expresses its continued support for the Abortion Act 1967 as amended by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 and notes that in the 30 years since the1967 Act received Royal Assent on 27th October almost five million women have been able to end unwanted pregnanices safety; further notes that recent opinion polls show majority public support for safe and legal abortion as permitted by this legislation; believes that this law has been of great benefit to women's health; and notes that restrictive abortion laws cause extreme misery and hardship and are damaging to the well-being of women and their families.

This motion has been signed by a total of 136 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Austin27/10/1997Erith & ThamesmeadLabourProposed
James Plaskitt27/10/1997Warwick & LeamingtonLabourSigned
Linda Perham27/10/1997Ilford NorthLabourSigned
Dawn Primarolo27/10/1997Bristol SouthLabourSigned
Giles Radice27/10/1997North DurhamLabourSigned
David Rendel27/10/1997NewburyLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Salter27/10/1997Reading WestLabourSigned
Brian Sedgemore27/10/1997Hackney South & ShoreditchLabourSigned
Jonathan R Shaw27/10/1997Chatham & AylesfordLabourSigned
Alan Simpson27/10/1997Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner27/10/1997BolsoverLabourSigned
Angela Smith27/10/1997BasildonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Jacqui Smith27/10/1997RedditchLabourSigned
Phyllis Starkey27/10/1997Milton Keynes South WestLabourSigned
Evan Harris27/10/1997Oxford West & AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Phil Hope27/10/1997CorbyLabour Co-operativeSigned
Kelvin Hopkins27/10/1997Luton NorthLabourSigned
Helen Jackson27/10/1997Sheffield, HillsboroughLabourSigned
Melanie Johnson27/10/1997Welwyn HatfieldLabourSigned
Jenny Jones27/10/1997Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Lynne Jones27/10/1997Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Martyn Jones27/10/1997Clwyd SouthLabourSigned
Piara S Khabra27/10/1997Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Oona King27/10/1997Bethnal Green & BowLabourSigned
David Lepper27/10/1997Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Tom Levitt27/10/1997High PeakLabourSigned
Terry Lewis27/10/1997WorsleyLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone27/10/1997Brent EastLabourSigned
Fiona Mactaggart27/10/1997SloughLabourSigned
Alice Mahon27/10/1997HalifaxLabourSigned
John Maxton27/10/1997Glasgow, CathcartLabourSigned
John McAllion27/10/1997Dundee EastLabourSigned
Siobhain McDonagh27/10/1997Mitcham & MordenLabourSigned
John McDonnell27/10/1997Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Tony McNulty27/10/1997Harrow EastLabourSigned
Bill Michie27/10/1997Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt27/10/1997CrawleyLabourSigned
Lewis Moonie27/10/1997KirkcaldyLabour Co-operativeSigned
Michael Moore27/10/1997Tweeddale, Ettrick & LauderdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Dan Norris27/10/1997WansdykeLabourSigned
Martin O'Neill27/10/1997OchilLabourSigned
Diana Organ27/10/1997Forest of DeanLabourSigned
Peter Bradley27/10/1997Wrekin, TheLabourSigned
Karen Buck27/10/1997Regent's Park and Kensington NorthLabourSigned
Richard Burden27/10/1997Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Colin Burgon27/10/1997ElmetLabourSigned
Anne Campbell27/10/1997CambridgeLabourSigned
Martin Caton27/10/1997GowerLabourSigned
Ian Cawsey27/10/1997Brigg & GooleLabourSigned
Judith Church27/10/1997DagenhamLabourSigned
Michael Clapham27/10/1997Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Ann Clwyd27/10/1997Cynon ValleyLabourSigned
Harry Cohen27/10/1997Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Iain Coleman27/10/1997Hammersmith & FulhamLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn27/10/1997Islington NorthLabourSigned
Jean Corston27/10/1997Bristol EastLabourSigned
Ann Cryer27/10/1997KeighleyLabourSigned
John Cryer27/10/1997HornchurchLabourSigned
Ian Davidson27/10/1997Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
Terry Davis27/10/1997Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Janet Dean27/10/1997BurtonLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore27/10/1997HendonLabourSigned
Julia Drown27/10/1997South SwindonLabourSigned
Gwyneth Dunwoody27/10/1997Crewe & NantwichLabourSigned
Maria Eagle27/10/1997Liverpool, GarstonLabourSigned
Clive Efford27/10/1997ElthamLabourSigned
Bill Etherington27/10/1997Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Jim Fitzpatrick27/10/1997Poplar & Canning TownLabourSigned
Barbara Follett27/10/1997StevenageLabourSigned
Maria Fyfe27/10/1997Glasgow, MaryhillLabourSigned
Mike Gapes27/10/1997Ilford SouthLabour Co-operativeSigned
Neil Gerrard27/10/1997WalthamstowLabourSigned
Ian Gibson27/10/1997Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Teresa Gorman27/10/1997BillericayConservativeSigned
Donald Gorrie27/10/1997Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Jane Griffiths27/10/1997Reading EastLabourSigned
Diane Abbott27/10/1997Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Nick Ainger27/10/1997Carmarthen West & South PembrokeshireLabourSigned
John Gunnell27/10/1997Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
Patrick Hall27/10/1997BedfordLabourSigned
Joe Ashton27/10/1997BassetlawLabourSigned
Candy Atherton27/10/1997Falmouth & CamborneLabourSigned
Tony Benn27/10/1997ChesterfieldLabourSigned
Roger Berry27/10/1997KingswoodLabourSigned
Harold Best27/10/1997Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Crispin Blunt27/10/1997ReigateConservativeSigned
Gareth Thomas27/10/1997Harrow WestLabourSigned
Paddy Tipping27/10/1997SherwoodLabourSigned
Mark Todd27/10/1997South DerbyshireLabourSigned
Jenny Tonge27/10/1997Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Jon Trickett27/10/1997HemsworthLabourSigned
Stephen Twigg27/10/1997Enfield, SouthgateLabourSigned
Rudi Vis27/10/1997Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Alan Whitehead27/10/1997Southampton, TestLabourSigned
Dafydd Wigley27/10/1997CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Mike Wood27/10/1997Batley & SpenLabourSigned
Tony Wright27/10/1997Cannock ChaseLabourSigned
Ernie Ross28/10/1997Dundee WestLabourSigned
Eric Illsley28/10/1997Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Alan Johnson28/10/1997Kingston upon Hull West & HessleLabourSigned
Stephen McCabe28/10/1997Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
Michael Colvin28/10/1997RomseyConservativeSigned
Jim Cunningham28/10/1997Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Graham Stringer28/10/1997Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
Brian White28/10/1997North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Alasdair Morgan29/10/1997Galloway & Upper NithsdaleScottish National PartySigned
Norman Godman29/10/1997Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Stephen Hesford30/10/1997Wirral WestLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar30/10/1997Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty30/10/1997Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Caroline Flint30/10/1997Don ValleyLabourSigned
Eileen Gordon30/10/1997RomfordLabourSigned
Mike Hancock30/10/1997Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Phil Sawford03/11/1997KetteringLabourSigned
Clive Soley03/11/1997Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's BushLabourSigned
John Heppell04/11/1997Nottingham EastLabourSigned
Beverley Hughes04/11/1997Stretford & UrmstonLabourSigned
Julie Morgan06/11/1997Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Joan Ryan07/11/1997Enfield NorthLabourSigned
Harry Barnes07/11/1997North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Peter Brand13/11/1997Isle of WightLiberal DemocratSigned
Yvette Cooper13/11/1997Pontefract & CastlefordLabourSigned
David Kidney18/11/1997StaffordLabourSigned
Debra Shipley20/11/1997StourbridgeLabourSigned
Lorna Fitzsimons26/11/1997RochdaleLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith28/11/1997Bristol North WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
Nick Harvey05/12/1997North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Joan Walley09/12/1997Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
Allan Rogers19/01/1998RhonddaLabourSigned
Desmond Turner20/01/1998Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Edward Davey11/03/1998Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Audrey Wise26/03/1998PrestonLabourSigned
Judy Mallaber02/04/1998Amber ValleyLabourSigned
Patricia HewittUnknownWithdrawn
Margaret HodgeUnknownWithdrawn
Ross CranstonUnknownWithdrawn

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