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Disestablishment Of The Church Of England

EDM number 253 in 2002-03, proposed by John Austin on 02/12/2002.

That this House believes the appointment of Reverend Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury presents an opportunity to reconsider the future relationship between Church and State; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to introduce early legislation on the disestablishment of the Church of England to be determined by the House in a free vote.

This motion has been signed by a total of 30 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Austin02/12/2002Erith & ThamesmeadLabourProposed
Paul Holmes03/12/2002ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn03/12/2002Islington NorthLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff03/12/2002Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small HeathLabourSigned
David Rendel04/12/2002NewburyLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Russell04/12/2002ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton04/12/2002GowerLabourSigned
Mike Hancock04/12/2002Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Tony Banks04/12/2002West HamLabourSigned
Eric Illsley05/12/2002Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Terry Davis05/12/2002Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Harry Cohen05/12/2002Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Tony Clarke05/12/2002Northampton SouthLabourSigned
Michael Clapham05/12/2002Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Harry Barnes09/12/2002North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Richard Burden10/12/2002Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Simon Thomas10/12/2002CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
Bill Etherington10/12/2002Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore10/12/2002HendonLabourSigned
David Chaytor10/12/2002Bury NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer11/12/2002KeighleyLabourSigned
Harold Best12/12/2002Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross12/12/2002TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Terry Lewis16/12/2002WorsleyLabourSigned
David Hinchliffe17/12/2002WakefieldLabourSigned
Patsy Calton18/12/2002CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Connarty16/01/2003Falkirk EastLabourSigned
Diane Abbott23/01/2003Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
John McDonnell28/01/2003Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Martyn Jones05/02/2003Clwyd SouthLabourSigned

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