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Fireworks Safety

EDM number 354 in 1998-99, proposed by Brian Iddon on 23/02/1999.

That this House congratulates the Government on the significant reduction in accidents caused by fireworks following its introduction of the 1997 Fireworks Regulations; notes the demise of the Fireworks Bill 1998 which would have resulted in a further decrease in these statistics; notes the increased harassment being caused by the sale of larger and noisier fireworks to the general public; recognises the proximity of the 1999 Guy Fawkes night to the Millennium celebrations which is likely to result in a prolonged sale of fireworks; is alarmed by the potential for the misuse of fireworks by people who have consumed considerable amounts of alcohol on 31st December 1999; notes the reports of increased importation of fireworks currently; recognises the need for training in fireworks safety to meet the increased demand for public displays in 1999; and calls on the Government to reach an all-party agreement to introduce legislation urgently which would require all those mounting public displays to provide evidence of training in fireworks safety and related issues and restrict the sale of the larger and noisier fireworks to the general public.

This motion has been signed by a total of 71 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Brian Iddon23/02/1999Bolton South EastLabourProposed
Lindsay Hoyle23/02/1999ChorleyLabourSigned
Desmond Turner23/02/1999Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
John Cryer23/02/1999HornchurchLabourSigned
Linda Gilroy23/02/1999Plymouth, SuttonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Ian Davidson24/02/1999Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
Audrey Wise24/02/1999PrestonLabourSigned
David Taylor24/02/1999North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Harry Barnes24/02/1999North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Norman Godman24/02/1999Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe24/02/1999LeighLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell24/02/1999Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara24/02/1999Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Bill Michie24/02/1999Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar24/02/1999Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Martin Smyth24/02/1999Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Bob Russell24/02/1999ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones25/02/1999Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Ian Gibson25/02/1999Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington25/02/1999Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Robin Corbett25/02/1999Birmingham, ErdingtonLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden25/02/1999Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
David Lepper25/02/1999Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Bob Laxton25/02/1999Derby NorthLabourSigned
Eric Illsley25/02/1999Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Alan Simpson25/02/1999Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt26/02/1999CrawleyLabourSigned
Nigel Griffiths01/03/1999Edinburgh SouthLabourSigned
Tom Brake01/03/1999Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Cox01/03/1999TootingLabourSigned
Ann Cryer01/03/1999KeighleyLabourSigned
John Austin01/03/1999Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Paul Truswell01/03/1999PudseyLabourSigned
Alan Whitehead02/03/1999Southampton, TestLabourSigned
Ronnie Fearn02/03/1999SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Vincent Cable02/03/1999TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Syd Rapson02/03/1999Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Alice Mahon02/03/1999HalifaxLabourSigned
Phil Sawford03/03/1999KetteringLabourSigned
Paul Burstow03/03/1999Sutton & CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Clapham03/03/1999Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Eileen Gordon03/03/1999RomfordLabourSigned
Paul Stinchcombe03/03/1999WellingboroughLabourSigned
Michael Jabez Foster04/03/1999Hastings & RyeLabourSigned
Roy Beggs04/03/1999East AntrimUUPSigned
Jim Fitzpatrick04/03/1999Poplar & Canning TownLabourSigned
Julia Drown04/03/1999South SwindonLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore04/03/1999HendonLabourSigned
Janet Dean04/03/1999BurtonLabourSigned
Eric Clarke04/03/1999MidlothianLabourSigned
Christine Butler04/03/1999Castle PointLabourSigned
Nigel Jones04/03/1999CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Lawrie Quinn04/03/1999Scarborough & WhitbyLabourSigned
Linda Perham04/03/1999Ilford NorthLabourSigned
Edward Davey04/03/1999Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Foster05/03/1999WorcesterLabourSigned
John McDonnell05/03/1999Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Robert Wareing05/03/1999Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Huw Edwards08/03/1999MonmouthLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara08/03/1999Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Kerry Pollard08/03/1999St AlbansLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith09/03/1999Bristol North WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
Betty Williams09/03/1999ConwyLabourSigned
Oona King10/03/1999Bethnal Green & BowLabourSigned
Rudi Vis17/03/1999Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
David Drew19/03/1999StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Evan Harris25/03/1999Oxford West & AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Campbell29/04/1999TynemouthLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone05/05/1999Brent EastLabourSigned
Terry Davis21/07/1999Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Graham StringerUnknownWithdrawn

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