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EDM number 1031 in 2009-10, proposed by Gordon Prentice on 08/03/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Elections.

That this House deeply regrets that various officers and staff of the Conservative Party refused to attend interviews with the Electoral Commission when requested; believes the investigation into Bearwood Corporate Services Ltd suffered as a result; and further believes the Electoral Commission requires additional powers to compel the attendance of people at interviews held in connection with its investigations into possible breaches of electoral law.

This motion has been signed by a total of 37 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Gordon Prentice08/03/2010PendleLabourProposed
David Drew09/03/2010StroudLabourSeconded
Ann Cryer09/03/2010KeighleyLabourSeconded
Andrew Dismore09/03/2010HendonLabourSeconded
Alan Simpson09/03/2010Nottingham SouthLabourSeconded
Graham Stringer09/03/2010Manchester, BlackleyLabourSeconded
Paul Flynn09/03/2010Newport WestLabourSigned
Stephen Williams09/03/2010Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell10/03/2010Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell10/03/2010Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Martin Caton10/03/2010GowerLabourSigned
Michael Connarty10/03/2010Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn10/03/2010Islington NorthLabourSigned
Desmond Turner10/03/2010Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Robert Wareing10/03/2010Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
Dai Davies10/03/2010Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Janet Dean11/03/2010BurtonLabourSigned
Katy Clark11/03/2010North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins12/03/2010Luton NorthLabourSigned
Simon Hughes12/03/2010North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones15/03/2010Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Ian Davidson15/03/2010Glasgow South WestLabourSigned
Betty Williams15/03/2010ConwyLabourSigned
Gwyn Prosser16/03/2010DoverLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner16/03/2010BolsoverLabourSigned
Tom Brake16/03/2010Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington17/03/2010Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn17/03/2010JarrowLabourSigned
Jim Sheridan17/03/2010Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthLabourSigned
Albert Owen18/03/2010Ynys MLabourSigned
Lindsay Roy18/03/2010GlenrothesLabourSigned
Andrew Love22/03/2010EdmontonLabourSigned
Colin Burgon22/03/2010ElmetLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins24/03/2010TamworthLabourSigned
Michael Clapham29/03/2010Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Eric Illsley30/03/2010Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
George Galloway30/03/2010Bethnal Green and BowRespectSigned

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