East Timor (No. 2)

EDM number 774 in 1998-99, proposed by Ann Clwyd on 29/06/1999.

That this House notes with concern that the UN Secretary General has been forced to postpone the ballot on East Timor's future status, on 8th August, because the security conditions are not conducive to a free and fair ballot; is extremely disturbed that violence and intimidation by paramilitaries backed by the Indonesian military continue unabated and that at least 45,000 East Timorese have been internally displaced due to paramilitary activities and confined in concentration camp-like conditions; believes it is essential that responsibility for security is taken away from the Indonesian security forces, who are not neutral; is further concerned that certain political groups do not enjoy the freedom to organise and conduct peaceful activities and regrets the continued detention under house arrest of the independence leader, Xanana Gusmao, which seriously impedes the pro-independence campaign; calls upon Her Majesty's Government to press for the disarming of all militia groups so that a UN peace-keeping force can ensure that the ballot is conducted in a fair and peaceful way; calls upon Her Majesty's Government to sever all links with the Indonesian military, including arms sales and training of military personnel; further calls for the UN to ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches the internally displaced people and that conditions are made safe for them to return home, to register and to vote free from intimidation; and further calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Xanana Gusmao and all other East Timorese political prisoners to enable them to play a full part in the consultative process.

This motion has been signed by a total of 90 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Ann Clwyd	29/06/1999	Cynon Valley	Labour	Proposed
Michael Clapham	29/06/1999	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	29/06/1999	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	29/06/1999	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Hilton Dawson	29/06/1999	Lancaster & Wyre	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	29/06/1999	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Llin Golding	29/06/1999	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Labour	Signed
Dafydd Wigley	29/06/1999	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Audrey Wise	29/06/1999	Preston	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	29/06/1999	Gower	Labour	Signed
Doug Naysmith	29/06/1999	Bristol North West	Labour Co-operative	Signed
John McDonnell	29/06/1999	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	29/06/1999	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Brian Sedgemore	29/06/1999	Hackney South & Shoreditch	Labour	Signed
Nick Harvey	29/06/1999	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Helen Jones	29/06/1999	Warrington North	Labour	Signed
Andrew MacKinlay	29/06/1999	Thurrock	Labour	Signed
Alice Mahon	29/06/1999	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Robert Marshall-Andrews	29/06/1999	Medway	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	29/06/1999	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Maria Fyfe	30/06/1999	Glasgow, Maryhill	Labour	Signed
Norman Godman	30/06/1999	Greenock & Inverclyde	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	30/06/1999	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Desmond Turner	30/06/1999	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	30/06/1999	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Derek Wyatt	30/06/1999	Sittingbourne & Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Lawrence Cunliffe	30/06/1999	Leigh	Labour	Signed
John Cummings	30/06/1999	Easington	Labour	Signed
Tom Cox	30/06/1999	Tooting	Labour	Signed
Martin Smyth	30/06/1999	Belfast South	UUP	Signed
David Heath	30/06/1999	Somerton & Frome	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ashok Kumar	30/06/1999	Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	30/06/1999	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Kevin McNamara	30/06/1999	Kingston upon Hull North	Labour	Signed
Colin Breed	30/06/1999	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Todd	01/07/1999	South Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Harry Barnes	01/07/1999	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	01/07/1999	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Brian Cotter	01/07/1999	Weston-Super-Mare	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Michie	01/07/1999	Sheffield, Heeley	Labour	Signed
Peter Pike	01/07/1999	Burnley	Labour	Signed
Jackie Ballard	02/07/1999	Taunton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Stunell	05/07/1999	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Russell Brown	05/07/1999	Dumfries	Labour	Signed
Tom Brake	05/07/1999	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann Cryer	06/07/1999	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	06/07/1999	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	06/07/1999	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Dennis Skinner	06/07/1999	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
David Rendel	06/07/1999	Newbury	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Foster	06/07/1999	Worcester	Labour	Signed
David Taylor	07/07/1999	North West Leicestershire	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Donald Gorrie	07/07/1999	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Don Foster	07/07/1999	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Dismore	07/07/1999	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Valerie Davey	07/07/1999	Bristol West	Labour	Signed
Edward Davey	07/07/1999	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Eric Illsley	07/07/1999	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Adrian Sanders	07/07/1999	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Syd Rapson	07/07/1999	Portsmouth North	Labour	Signed
Phil Willis	08/07/1999	Harrogate & Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Brian White	08/07/1999	North East Milton Keynes	Labour	Signed
Paul Tyler	08/07/1999	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Matthew Taylor	08/07/1999	Truro & St Austell	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Lepper	08/07/1999	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Archy Kirkwood	08/07/1999	Roxburgh & Berwickshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Simon Hughes	08/07/1999	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kerry Pollard	08/07/1999	St Albans	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	12/07/1999	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	12/07/1999	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Louise Ellman	12/07/1999	Liverpool, Riverside	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Julia Drown	12/07/1999	South Swindon	Labour	Signed
Lembit	12/07/1999	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Charles Kennedy	13/07/1999	Ross, Skye & Inverness West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ray Michie	14/07/1999	Argyll & Bute	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Chidgey	14/07/1999	Eastleigh	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Beith	14/07/1999	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Wallace	14/07/1999	Orkney & Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Berry	15/07/1999	Kingswood	Labour	Signed
David Drew	15/07/1999	Stroud	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Peter Brand	15/07/1999	Isle of Wight	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Richard Livsey	16/07/1999	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
George Galloway	16/07/1999	Glasgow, Kelvin	Labour	Signed
Norman Baker	16/07/1999	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Eddie McGrady	19/07/1999	South Down	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Terry Davis	21/07/1999	Birmingham, Hodge Hill	Labour	Signed
Michael Moore	23/07/1999	Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Gunnell	26/07/1999	Morley & Rothwell	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	19/10/1999	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Chris Mullin	Unknown			Withdrawn

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