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Veterans In Criminal Justice System

EDM number 571 in 2009-10, proposed by Neil Gerrard on 12/01/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Armed forces welfare.

That this House is concerned at the number of former armed service personnel in prison or under the supervision of the Probation Service on community service or parole; notes that of the estimated 20,000 veterans that leave the structured environment of the armed forces to return to civilian life each year, many experience profound difficulties such as depression, homelessness and reliance on alcohol, with a smaller number suffering symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder; is concerned that appropriate counselling, health and welfare support is not reaching many of these ex-soldiers; and therefore calls on the Government to work with the trade unions representing staff in the justice sector and the armed services voluntary sector to implement a co-ordinated national strategy to ensure that counselling and advice facilities are available during and immediately after service to minimise the chances of individuals entering the criminal justice system, and that help and advice is available for those who do enter the criminal justice system to avoid reoffending.

This motion has been signed by a total of 58 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Neil Gerrard12/01/2010WalthamstowLabourProposed
Elfyn Llwyd12/01/2010Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSeconded
David Howarth12/01/2010CambridgeLiberal DemocratSeconded
John McDonnell12/01/2010Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSeconded
Andrew Dismore12/01/2010HendonLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley12/01/2010Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Ann Cryer12/01/2010KeighleyLabourSigned
John Austin12/01/2010Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Andrew George12/01/2010St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Durkan12/01/2010FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
David Drew12/01/2010StroudLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn12/01/2010Islington NorthLabourSigned
John Mann12/01/2010BassetlawLabourSigned
Paul Holmes12/01/2010ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Spink12/01/2010Castle PointIndependentSigned
Gwyn Prosser12/01/2010DoverLabourSigned
Nicholas Winterton13/01/2010MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Desmond Turner13/01/2010Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
James Gray13/01/2010North WiltshireConservativeSigned
Janet Dean13/01/2010BurtonLabourSigned
John Cummings13/01/2010EasingtonLabourSigned
Harry Cohen13/01/2010Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell13/01/2010Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Richard Burden13/01/2010Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Alan Meale13/01/2010MansfieldLabourSigned
William McCrea13/01/2010South AntrimDUPSigned
Ian McCartney13/01/2010MakerfieldLabourSigned
Lynne Jones13/01/2010Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders13/01/2010TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Gregory Campbell13/01/2010East LondonderryDUPSigned
Brian Jenkins14/01/2010TamworthLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty14/01/2010Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Martin Caton14/01/2010GowerLabourSigned
Mike Hancock14/01/2010Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
John Mason14/01/2010Glasgow EastScottish National PartySigned
John Hemming18/01/2010Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams18/01/2010ConwyLabourSigned
David Lepper18/01/2010Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins18/01/2010Luton NorthLabourSigned
Lady Hermon18/01/2010North DownUUPSigned
Glenda Jackson18/01/2010Hampstead and HighgateLabourSigned
Alan Simpson19/01/2010Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn19/01/2010JarrowLabourSigned
George Howarth19/01/2010Knowsley North and Sefton EastLabourSigned
David Clelland19/01/2010Tyne BridgeLabourSigned
Bill Etherington19/01/2010Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Janet Anderson20/01/2010Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Mark Williams20/01/2010CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Pelling20/01/2010Croydon CentralIndependentSigned
John Leech20/01/2010Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Dobbin20/01/2010Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Kim Howells20/01/2010PontypriddLabourSigned
Rudi Vis21/01/2010Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell25/01/2010Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Illsley27/01/2010Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
John Pugh28/01/2010SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
George Galloway28/01/2010Bethnal Green and BowRespectSigned
Lorely Burt28/01/2010SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned

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