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Role Of The House Of Commons In Going To War

EDM number 2821 in 2005-06, proposed by Neil Gerrard on 20/10/2006.

That this House notes the recommendations of the Fifteenth Report of the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution regarding the role of Parliament in going to war and the need to seek parliamentary approval; further notes that a similar view has been expressed by organisations concerned with democracy such as Unlock Democracy (a joint initiative by Charter 88 and the New Politics Network) as well as by the House of Commons Public Administration Committee and by the right hon. Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, the right hon. Member for Witney and the right hon. Member for North East Fife; and calls on the Government and Opposition Parties to support these recommendations by all backing new Standing Orders for this House, or some other appropriate mechanism, to give effect to them.

This motion has been signed by a total of 136 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Neil Gerrard20/10/2006WalthamstowLabourProposed
Kenneth Clarke20/10/2006RushcliffeConservativeSeconded
Adrian Sanders20/10/2006TorbayLiberal DemocratSeconded
Alan Simpson20/10/2006Nottingham SouthLabourSeconded
Paul Flynn20/10/2006Newport WestLabourSeconded
Angus MacNeil23/10/2006Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySeconded
Gordon Prentice23/10/2006PendleLabourSigned
Paul Holmes23/10/2006ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones23/10/2006Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
David Lepper23/10/2006Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Albert Owen23/10/2006Ynys MLabourSigned
Andrew George23/10/2006St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
David Taylor23/10/2006North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Keith Vaz23/10/2006Leicester EastLabourSigned
Robert Wareing23/10/2006Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Jeremy Browne23/10/2006TauntonLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Williams23/10/2006Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Dai Davies23/10/2006Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Lindsay Hoyle24/10/2006ChorleyLabourSigned
Glenda Jackson24/10/2006Hampstead and HighgateLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd24/10/2006Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Vincent Cable24/10/2006TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton24/10/2006GowerLabourSigned
David Crausby24/10/2006Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin24/10/2006Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Mark Durkan24/10/2006FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Ian Gibson24/10/2006Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Graham Stringer24/10/2006Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
Desmond Turner24/10/2006Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Hywel Williams24/10/2006CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Katy Clark24/10/2006North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Linda Riordan24/10/2006HalifaxLabourSigned
Mark Hunter24/10/2006CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
John Pugh25/10/2006SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins25/10/2006Luton NorthLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty25/10/2006Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Colin Breed25/10/2006South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Harry Cohen25/10/2006Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Ann Cryer25/10/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
David Drew25/10/2006StroudLabourSigned
Hywel Francis25/10/2006AberavonLabourSigned
George Galloway25/10/2006Bethnal Green and BowRespectSigned
John Austin25/10/2006Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Helen Goodman25/10/2006Bishop AucklandLabourSigned
Greg Pope26/10/2006HyndburnLabourSigned
Adam Price26/10/2006Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Marsha Singh26/10/2006Bradford WestLabourSigned
David Heyes26/10/2006Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Paul Keetch26/10/2006HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
David Laws26/10/2006YeovilLiberal DemocratSigned
Annette Brooke26/10/2006Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Alistair Carmichael26/10/2006Orkney and ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Clapham26/10/2006Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Janet Dean26/10/2006BurtonLabourSigned
Brian H Donohoe26/10/2006Central AyrshireLabourSigned
David Hamilton26/10/2006MidlothianLabourSigned
Mike Hancock26/10/2006Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Clive Betts26/10/2006Sheffield, AttercliffeLabourSigned
Richard Taylor26/10/2006Wyre ForestIndependentSigned
Robert Walter26/10/2006North DorsetConservativeSigned
Tim Farron26/10/2006Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Kerry McCarthy26/10/2006Bristol EastLabourSigned
Joan Ruddock30/10/2006Lewisham, DeptfordLabourSigned
Clare Short30/10/2006Birmingham, LadywoodIndependent LabourSigned
Andrew Love30/10/2006EdmontonLabourSigned
Michael Moore30/10/2006Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkLiberal DemocratSigned
Ronnie Campbell30/10/2006Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Colin Challen30/10/2006Morley and RothwellLabourSigned
Michael Connarty30/10/2006Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned
Frank Cook30/10/2006Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Edward Davey30/10/2006Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Beith30/10/2006Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Berry30/10/2006KingswoodLabourSigned
Ben Wallace30/10/2006Lancaster and WyreConservativeSigned
Betty Williams30/10/2006ConwyLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt30/10/2006Sittingbourne and SheppeyLabourSigned
Danny Alexander30/10/2006Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson30/10/2006East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Dennis Skinner31/10/2006BolsoverLabourSigned
Dai Havard31/10/2006Merthyr Tydfil and RhymneyLabourSigned
Tony Lloyd31/10/2006Manchester CentralLabourSigned
Don Foster31/10/2006BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Baker31/10/2006LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Weir31/10/2006AngusScottish National PartySigned
Roger Williams31/10/2006Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Pete Wishart31/10/2006Perth and North PerthshireScottish National PartySigned
Mike Wood31/10/2006Batley and SpenLabourSigned
Tony Wright31/10/2006Cannock ChaseLabourSigned
Lorely Burt31/10/2006SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
David Howarth31/10/2006CambridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech31/10/2006Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Mulholland31/10/2006Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
John Penrose31/10/2006Weston-Super-MareConservativeSigned
Ken Purchase01/11/2006Wolverhampton North EastLabourSigned
Alex Salmond01/11/2006Banff and BuchanScottish National PartySigned
Ian Lucas01/11/2006WrexhamLabourSigned
Michael Meacher01/11/2006Oldham West and RoytonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington01/11/2006Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Mark Fisher01/11/2006Stoke-on-Trent CentralLabourSigned
Rudi Vis01/11/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Joan Walley01/11/2006Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
Mark Williams01/11/2006CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeff Ennis02/11/2006Barnsley East and MexboroughLabourSigned
Michael Ancram02/11/2006DevizesConservativeSigned
Nicholas Winterton02/11/2006MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Nia Griffith02/11/2006LlanelliLabourSigned
Stewart Jackson02/11/2006PeterboroughConservativeSigned
Kate Hoey06/11/2006VauxhallLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins06/11/2006TamworthLabourSigned
Robert Marshall-Andrews06/11/2006MedwayLabourSigned
Ann McKechin06/11/2006Glasgow NorthLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith06/11/2006Bristol North WestLabourSigned
Mark Oaten06/11/2006WinchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Ottaway06/11/2006Croydon SouthConservativeSigned
Nicholas Clegg06/11/2006Sheffield, HallamLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian Davidson06/11/2006Glasgow South WestLabourSigned
Quentin Davies06/11/2006Grantham & StamfordConservativeSigned
Frank Doran06/11/2006Aberdeen NorthLabourSigned
Frank Field06/11/2006BirkenheadLabourSigned
John Grogan06/11/2006SelbyLabourSigned
John Gummer06/11/2006Suffolk CoastalConservativeSigned
Peter Bottomley06/11/2006Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Andrew Stunell06/11/2006Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Sarah Teather06/11/2006Brent EastLiberal DemocratSigned
John Thurso06/11/2006Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLiberal DemocratSigned
Steve Webb06/11/2006NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming06/11/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Featherstone06/11/2006Hornsey and Wood GreenLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Horwood06/11/2006CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Penning06/11/2006Hemel HempsteadConservativeSigned
Paul Rowen06/11/2006RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Brown07/11/2006Newcastle upon Tyne East and WallsendLabourSigned
Fabian Hamilton07/11/2006Leeds North EastLabourSigned
Phil Willis07/11/2006Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Julia Goldsworthy07/11/2006Falmouth and CamborneLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Soulsby07/11/2006Leicester SouthLabourSigned

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