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Parliament Square Peace Protests

EDM number 299 in 2004-05, proposed by John McDonnell on 06/12/2004.

That this House expresses deep concern at the Government's renewed attempts to stifle protest, by proposing to impose conditions on all demonstrations in the vicinity of Parliament Square and to ban permanent encampments and the use of megaphones; notes previous unsuccessful attempts to remove anti-war protester Mr Brian Haw, who has been there in all weathers for over three years, and the Global Women's Strike weekly picket, which has been there for a year and a half; considers it misleading and inappropriate to use anti-gangster legislation such as the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill against peaceful, principled political protest; and calls upon the Government to guarantee the democratic right of all to protest where they can be seen and heard by honourable Members.

This motion has been signed by a total of 45 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John McDonnell06/12/2004Hayes & HarlingtonLabourProposed
Bob Russell06/12/2004ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Terry Lewis07/12/2004WorsleyLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn07/12/2004Islington NorthLabourSigned
Glenda Jackson08/12/2004Hampstead & HighgateLabourSigned
Paul Keetch08/12/2004HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer08/12/2004KeighleyLabourSigned
Mike Hancock08/12/2004Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Adam Price09/12/2004Carmarthen East & DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Sue Doughty09/12/2004GuildfordLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Tyler09/12/2004North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey13/12/2004North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Simon Thomas13/12/2004CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
Vincent Cable13/12/2004TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins13/12/2004Luton NorthLabourSigned
Alan Simpson13/12/2004Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Harry Cohen14/12/2004Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Jenny Tonge14/12/2004Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Marsha Singh15/12/2004Bradford WestLabourSigned
Michael Clapham15/12/2004Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Llew Smith20/12/2004Blaenau GwentLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell20/12/2004Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Angus Robertson10/01/2005MorayScottish National PartySigned
Pete Wishart10/01/2005North TaysideScottish National PartySigned
Michael Weir10/01/2005AngusScottish National PartySigned
Alex Salmond10/01/2005Banff & BuchanScottish National PartySigned
John Barrett10/01/2005Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Marsden17/01/2005Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Sandra Gidley17/01/2005RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington18/01/2005Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Teddy Taylor18/01/2005Rochford & Southend EastConservativeSigned
Rudi Vis18/01/2005Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
George Galloway02/02/2005Glasgow, KelvinIndependentSigned
Sarah Teather03/02/2005Brent EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Kate Hoey07/02/2005VauxhallLabourSigned
Simon Hughes21/02/2005North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Allan21/02/2005Sheffield, HallamLiberal DemocratSigned
Julia Drown21/02/2005South SwindonLabourSigned
Evan Harris23/02/2005Oxford West & AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Iain Coleman02/03/2005Hammersmith & FulhamLabourSigned
Lady Hermon08/03/2005North DownUUPSigned
Roger Williams08/03/2005Brecon & RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Lembit 17/03/2005MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Tony Clarke06/04/2005Northampton SouthLabourSigned
Parmjit Gill06/04/2005Leicester SouthLiberal DemocratSigned

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