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EDM number 974 in 2008-09, proposed by Jeffrey Donaldson on 04/03/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Members of Parliament.

That this House recognises the need for elected representatives to be able to protect the confidentiality of information brought to them by constituents and other sources; acknowledges the importance of being able to pass on to the appropriate authority information in the public interest without breaching that confidentiality; believes that any erosion of these rights would seriously weaken the ability of public representatives to perform their duty and is an attack on constitutional liberties established over many years and, if unchecked, will undermine the standing of Members of Parliament and members of the devolved legislatures, thus diminishing the trust the public have in their elected representatives to protect the public interest and represent them without fear of interference.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jeffrey M Donaldson04/03/2009Lagan ValleyDUPProposed
Andrew MacKinlay04/03/2009ThurrockLabourSeconded
Christopher Fraser04/03/2009South West NorfolkConservativeSeconded
Peter Robinson04/03/2009Belfast EastDUPSeconded
Nigel Dodds04/03/2009Belfast NorthDUPSeconded
Ian Paisley04/03/2009North AntrimDUPSeconded
David Simpson04/03/2009Upper BannDUPSigned
William McCrea04/03/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
Gregory Campbell04/03/2009East LondonderryDUPSigned
Sammy Wilson04/03/2009East AntrimDUPSigned
Lynne Jones05/03/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley05/03/2009Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Nicholas Winterton06/03/2009MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Philip Davies06/03/2009ShipleyConservativeSigned
Mark Lazarowicz06/03/2009Edinburgh North and LeithLabourSigned
Bob Spink09/03/2009Castle PointIndependentSigned
Lindsay Hoyle09/03/2009ChorleyLabourSigned
Mike Hancock09/03/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Winterton09/03/2009CongletonConservativeSigned
John Hemming09/03/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Angus MacNeil09/03/2009Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Greg Pope10/03/2009HyndburnLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins10/03/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Michael Weir10/03/2009AngusScottish National PartySigned
David Wilshire11/03/2009SpelthorneConservativeSigned
Iris Robinson16/03/2009StrangfordDUPSigned
John Leech16/03/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned

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