Conduct Of The Honourable Member For Dover And The Herald Of Free Enterprise

EDM number 606 in 1996-97, proposed by David Jamieson on 04/03/1997.

That this House notes with regret that the honourable Member for Dover has refused to withdraw his deplorable comment that 'There was one simple, basic reason why the 'Herald of Free Enterprise' went down - alcoholism among certain members of the crew'; reminds the House that the investigation into the disaster by Mr Justice Sheen found no evidence that alcohol misuse was in any way connected to the sinking of the ferry; hopes that the honourable Member for Dover will take the opportunity to apologise to the families of those who died for his insensitive comments; notes that 6th March 1997 marks the 10th anniversary of the 'Herald of Free Enterprise' tragedy and sends its condolences to the families and friends of all those who died; and remembers the heroic and gallant rescue attempts by the crew, many of whom lost their lives.

This motion has been signed by a total of 52 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
David Jamieson	04/03/1997	Plymouth, Devonport		Proposed
Gerry Steinberg	04/03/1997	Durham, City of		Signed
Neil Gerrard	04/03/1997	Walthamstow		Signed
Bill Olner	04/03/1997	Nuneaton		Signed
Edward O'Hara	04/03/1997	Knowsley South		Signed
Andrew MacKinlay	04/03/1997	Thurrock		Signed
Margaret Hodge	04/03/1997	Barking		Signed
Colin Pickthall	04/03/1997	West Lancashire		Signed
Jean Corston	05/03/1997	Bristol East		Signed
Tom Cox	05/03/1997	Tooting		Signed
Ian Davidson	05/03/1997	Glasgow, Govan		Signed
Terry Davis	05/03/1997	Birmingham, Hodge Hill		Signed
John Evans	05/03/1997	St Helens North		Signed
Norman Godman	05/03/1997	Greenock and Port Glasgow		Signed
John Gunnell	05/03/1997	Leeds South and Morley		Signed
Mike Hall	05/03/1997	Warrington South		Signed
Harry Barnes	05/03/1997	North East Derbyshire		Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	05/03/1997	Islington North		Signed
Eric Clarke	05/03/1997	Midlothian		Signed
David Hanson	05/03/1997	Delyn		Signed
Ernie Ross	05/03/1997	Dundee West		Signed
Dennis Skinner	05/03/1997	Bolsover		Signed
Helen Jackson	05/03/1997	Sheffield, Hillsborough		Signed
Ken Livingstone	05/03/1997	Brent East		Signed
John McAllion	05/03/1997	Dundee East		Signed
William McKelvey	05/03/1997	Kilmarnock & Loudoun		Signed
Alan Meale	05/03/1997	Mansfield		Signed
Bill Michie	05/03/1997	Sheffield, Heeley		Signed
Hugh Bayley	06/03/1997	York, City of		Signed
John Battle	06/03/1997	Leeds West		Signed
Bill Etherington	06/03/1997	Sunderland North		Signed
Angela Eagle	06/03/1997	Wallasey		Signed
Kevin McNamara	06/03/1997	Kingston upon Hull North		Signed
Alice Mahon	06/03/1997	Halifax		Signed
Lynne Jones	06/03/1997	Birmingham, Selly Oak		Signed
Brian Jenkins	06/03/1997	Staffordshire South East		Signed
Bridget Prentice	06/03/1997	Lewisham East		Signed
Rachel Squire	10/03/1997	Dunfermline West		Signed
Andrew Faulds	10/03/1997	Warley East		Signed
Tony Banks	10/03/1997	Newham North West		Signed
Nick Ainger	11/03/1997	Pembroke		Signed
Lawrence Cunliffe	11/03/1997	Leigh		Signed
Robert Hughes	11/03/1997	Aberdeen North		Signed
Robert Parry	11/03/1997	Liverpool, Riverside		Signed
Maria Fyfe	12/03/1997	Glasgow, Maryhill		Signed
Mike Watson	12/03/1997	Glasgow Central		Signed
Alan Williams	12/03/1997	Swansea West		Signed
Michael Clapham	13/03/1997	Barnsley West & Penistone		Signed
Eric Illsley	13/03/1997	Barnsley Central		Signed
John Heppell	18/03/1997	Nottingham East		Signed
Martyn Jones	18/03/1997	Clwyd South West		Signed
Mike Gapes	20/03/1997	Ilford South		Signed

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