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Sentencing Guidelines Council Recommendations On Rape Sentences

EDM number 1806 in 2005-06, proposed by Greg Mulholland on 13/03/2006.

That this House is deeply concerned by the Sentencing Guidelines Council recommendation that future sentences for rape be cut by 15 per cent.; rejects the conclusion that any reduction could be justified because the prison regime is now more demanding; agrees with Rape Crisis's reaction that to reduce sentences sends out the wrong message to future offenders and to victims who are trying to decide whether to give evidence in court; notes Refuge's views that this would be a backward step and believes that sex crimes should be treated more seriously in this country, not less; strongly believes that these proposals risk damaging public confidence in the legal system; and calls on the Government not to implement these recommendations which come at a time when the number of reported rapes is rising each year but conviction rates are falling.

This motion has been signed by a total of 48 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Greg Mulholland13/03/2006Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratProposed
Michael Penning13/03/2006Hemel HempsteadConservativeSeconded
Bob Spink13/03/2006Castle PointConservativeSeconded
Bob Russell13/03/2006ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew George13/03/2006St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew Dismore14/03/2006HendonLabourSeconded
Stewart Jackson14/03/2006PeterboroughConservativeSigned
John Leech14/03/2006Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Nicholas Winterton14/03/2006MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Rudi Vis14/03/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley14/03/2006Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Ann Cryer14/03/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
Martin Caton14/03/2006GowerLabourSigned
Lady Hermon14/03/2006North DownUUPSigned
Gregory Campbell14/03/2006East LondonderryDUPSigned
Mike Hancock14/03/2006Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Glenda Jackson15/03/2006Hampstead and HighgateLabourSigned
Stephen Williams15/03/2006Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Madeleine Moon15/03/2006BridgendLabourSigned
Colin Breed15/03/2006South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Rob Marris15/03/2006Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Joan Humble15/03/2006Blackpool North and FleetwoodLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins15/03/2006Luton NorthLabourSigned
Paul Holmes15/03/2006ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson16/03/2006Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Si16/03/2006Swansea EastLabourSigned
Sharon Hodgson16/03/2006Gateshead East and Washington WestLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt16/03/2006Sittingbourne and SheppeyLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn16/03/2006Islington NorthLabourSigned
David Chaytor16/03/2006Bury NorthLabourSigned
William McCrea16/03/2006South AntrimDUPSigned
Sammy Wilson16/03/2006East AntrimDUPSigned
Gordon Marsden17/03/2006Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Lorely Burt17/03/2006SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
Alasdair McDonnell20/03/2006Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Vincent Cable20/03/2006TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams20/03/2006ConwyLabourSigned
David Simpson21/03/2006Upper BannDUPSigned
Mark Hunter21/03/2006CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Iris Robinson21/03/2006StrangfordDUPSigned
Chris McCafferty22/03/2006Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Katy Clark23/03/2006North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins28/03/2006TamworthLabourSigned
Tim Farron28/03/2006Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Illsley30/03/2006Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Bill Etherington18/04/2006Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
John Hemming20/04/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
John Barrett15/05/2006Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned

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