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Death Penalty Illinois

EDM number 499 in 2002-03, proposed by Kevin McNamara on 13/01/2003.

That this House commends the courage and humanity of George Ryan, the retiring Governor of Illinois, in commuting sentences on all 156 death row prisoners in his state to life imprisonment; notes that since 1977, Illinois executed 12 prisoners but released 13 others because new evidence exonerated them and that the Governor felt forced to conclude that the death penalty was arbitrary and capricious - and therefore immoral; further notes that in the past 30 years, 102 persons have been released from death row in the USA with evidence of their innocence; further notes that since 1976, when the US Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty, 816 persons have been executed, and that in particular the United States President's home state of Texas has executed 288 persons in this period; notes however that the trend towards abolition of the death penalty continues to gain momentum worldwide; and urges the Government in its relations with the United States authorities to inject renewed vigour in its representations to press for the complete abolition of this barbaric practice.

This motion has been signed by a total of 74 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Kevin McNamara13/01/2003Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourProposed
Bob Russell14/01/2003ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Jenny Tonge14/01/2003Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley14/01/2003Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Harry Barnes14/01/2003North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Huw Edwards14/01/2003MonmouthLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin14/01/2003Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Hilton Dawson14/01/2003Lancaster & WyreLabourSigned
Terry Davis14/01/2003Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Eric Martlew14/01/2003CarlisleLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden14/01/2003Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
David Lepper14/01/2003Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Lynne Jones14/01/2003Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Glenda Jackson14/01/2003Hampstead & HighgateLabourSigned
Alan Simpson14/01/2003Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty15/01/2003Calder ValleyLabourSigned
David Wilshire15/01/2003SpelthorneConservativeSigned
Mike Hancock15/01/2003Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Fabricant15/01/2003LichfieldConservativeSigned
Tony Cunningham15/01/2003WorkingtonLabourSigned
Ann Cryer15/01/2003KeighleyLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell15/01/2003Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Vincent Cable15/01/2003TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Keith Bradley15/01/2003Manchester, WithingtonLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara15/01/2003Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Alan Meale15/01/2003MansfieldLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner15/01/2003BolsoverLabourSigned
Steve Webb16/01/2003NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Wright16/01/2003TelfordLabourSigned
Brian White16/01/2003North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Desmond Turner16/01/2003Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
John Battle16/01/2003Leeds WestLabourSigned
Adrian Bailey16/01/2003West Bromwich WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
Jeremy Corbyn16/01/2003Islington NorthLabourSigned
Win Griffiths16/01/2003BridgendLabourSigned
Colin Pickthall16/01/2003West LancashireLabourSigned
Mark Lazarowicz16/01/2003Edinburgh North & LeithLabour Co-operativeSigned
Michael Moore16/01/2003Tweeddale, Ettrick & LauderdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton16/01/2003GowerLabourSigned
Khalid Mahmood16/01/2003Birmingham, Perry BarrLabourSigned
Paul Flynn20/01/2003Newport WestLabourSigned
Tony Worthington20/01/2003Clydebank & MilngavieLabourSigned
Rudi Vis20/01/2003Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Simon Thomas20/01/2003CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
John Barrett20/01/2003Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Vera Baird20/01/2003RedcarLabourSigned
David Drew20/01/2003StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
John McFall20/01/2003DumbartonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Tony Lloyd20/01/2003Manchester CentralLabourSigned
Jim Knight20/01/2003South DorsetLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins20/01/2003Luton NorthLabourSigned
Harold Best21/01/2003Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Bill Etherington21/01/2003Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Janet Dean21/01/2003BurtonLabourSigned
Greg Pope21/01/2003HyndburnLabourSigned
Paul Marsden21/01/2003Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian Davidson22/01/2003Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
Betty Williams22/01/2003ConwyLabourSigned
Ian Lucas23/01/2003WrexhamLabourSigned
Mohammad Sarwar27/01/2003Glasgow, GovanLabourSigned
Lady Hermon27/01/2003North DownUUPSigned
Brian Cotter27/01/2003Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Valerie Davey27/01/2003Bristol WestLabourSigned
John Austin28/01/2003Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
John McDonnell28/01/2003Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Rob Marris29/01/2003Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Marsha Singh30/01/2003Bradford WestLabourSigned
Tom Brake03/02/2003Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann McKechin05/02/2003Glasgow, MaryhillLabourSigned
John Lyons07/02/2003Strathkelvin & BearsdenLabourSigned
Tony Banks11/02/2003West HamLabourSigned
David Borrow03/03/2003South RibbleLabourSigned
Fiona MactaggartUnknownWithdrawn
Paul DaisleyUnknownWithdrawn

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