<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><edm>
<id>23899</id>
<session>2002-03</session>
<number>119</number>
<title>Benzodiazepines</title>
<proposer id="10248">John Grogan</proposer>
<date>2002-11-18</date>
<text>That this House congratulates the 'Beat the Benzos' campaign in highlighting the over-prescription of tranquilliser drugs known as benzodiazepines, including Ativan, Temazepam and Valium; supports their objective in bringing about the full implementation of prescription guidelines by general practitioners; calls on the Government to provide greater support services for involuntary and voluntary addicts of these drugs to integrate anti-benzodiazepine measures in anti-drug policies and to review disability benefit guidelines to ensure recognition of benzodiazepine addiction; and notes with great interest the recent court victory by Mr Ray Nimmo in which he successfully won compenstion for the past over-prescription of Valium by his then general practitioner.</text>
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		<mp id="10248">John Grogan</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Proposed</type>
		<constituency>Selby</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10226">Ian Gibson</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Norwich North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10224">Neil Gerrard</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Walthamstow</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10219">Mike Gapes</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ilford South</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10189">Bill Etherington</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sunderland North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10182">Angela Eagle</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wallasey</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10178">Julia Drown</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South Swindon</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10863">Sue Doughty</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Guildford</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10170">Jim Dobbin</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Heywood &amp; Middleton</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10166">Janet Dean</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Burton</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
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		<mp id="10163">Terry Davis</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Hodge Hill</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10842">Wayne David</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Caerphilly</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
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		<mp id="10152">Tam Dalyell</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Linlithgow</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10147">Jim Cunningham</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Coventry South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10129">Frank Cook</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stockton North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10128">Michael Connarty</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Falkirk East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10117">Tony Clarke</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Northampton South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10256">Fabian Hamilton</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leeds North East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10258">Mike Hancock</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Portsmouth South</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10021">John Austin</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Erith &amp; Thamesmead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10656">Tony Wright</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cannock Chase</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10650">Mike Wood</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Batley &amp; Spen</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="11323">Hywel Williams</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Caernarfon</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10640">Betty Williams</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Conwy</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10634">Ann Widdecombe</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Maidstone &amp; The Weald</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11312">Michael Weir</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Angus</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10616">Rudi Vis</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Finchley &amp; Golders Green</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10608">Desmond Turner</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brighton, Kemptown</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10576">Graham Stringer</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Manchester, Blackley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10055">David Borrow</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South Ribble</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10044">Harold Best</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leeds North West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10043">Roger Berry</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Kingswood</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10726">Henry Bellingham</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North West Norfolk</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10033">Roy Beggs</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Antrim</constituency>
		<party>UUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10026">Harry Barnes</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Derbyshire</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10022">Norman Baker</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lewes</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10109">Helen Clark</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Peterborough</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10100">David Chaytor</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bury North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10442">Julie Morgan</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cardiff North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11038">Mark Lazarowicz</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Edinburgh North &amp; Leith</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10337">Piara S Khabra</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ealing, Southall</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10325">Nigel Jones</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cheltenham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10322">Jon Owen Jones</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cardiff Central</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10304">Brian Iddon</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bolton South East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10292">George Howarth</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Knowsley North &amp; Sefton East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10285">Jimmy Hood</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Clydesdale</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10958">Lady Hermon</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Down</constituency>
		<party>UUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11245">Bob Spink</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Castle Point</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10556">Clive Soley</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency></constituency>
		<party></party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10543">Marsha Singh</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bradford West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10522">Christine Russell</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Chester, City of</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10513">Ernie Ross</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Dundee West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10506">Geoffrey Robinson</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Coventry North West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10684">John Robertson</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Glasgow, Anniesland</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10491">Gwyn Prosser</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Dover</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10359">Terry Lewis</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Worsley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10368">Elfyn Llwyd</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Meirionnydd Nant Conwy</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10099">Sydney Chapman</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Chipping Barnet</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10790">Colin Challen</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Morley &amp; Rothwell</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10096">Martin Caton</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Gower</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10094">Roger Casale</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wimbledon</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10088">Menzies Campbell</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Fife North East</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10766">Andy Burnham</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leigh</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10077">Colin Burgon</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Elmet</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10466">Diana Organ</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Forest of Dean</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10464">Martin O'Neill</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ochil</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10462">Edward O'Hara</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Knowsley South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10393">Andrew MacKinlay</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Thurrock</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10407">Alice Mahon</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Halifax</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10383">John McDonnell</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hayes &amp; Harlington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10384">John McFall</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Dumbarton</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10399">Kevin McNamara</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Kingston upon Hull North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11128">Meg Munn</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sheffield, Heeley</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10455">Doug Naysmith</mp>
		<date>2002-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bristol North West</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10657">Derek Wyatt</mp>
		<date>2002-11-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sittingbourne &amp; Sheppey</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10623">Robert Wareing</mp>
		<date>2002-11-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Liverpool, West Derby</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10246">Win Griffiths</mp>
		<date>2002-11-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bridgend</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10222">Andrew George</mp>
		<date>2002-11-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>St Ives</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10156">Valerie Davey</mp>
		<date>2002-11-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bristol West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10084">Vincent Cable</mp>
		<date>2002-11-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Twickenham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10428">Alan Meale</mp>
		<date>2002-11-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Mansfield</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10416">Paul Marsden</mp>
		<date>2002-11-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Shrewsbury &amp; Atcham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10415">Gordon Marsden</mp>
		<date>2002-11-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blackpool South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10299">Joan Humble</mp>
		<date>2002-11-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blackpool North &amp; Fleetwood</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10295">Lindsay Hoyle</mp>
		<date>2002-11-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Chorley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10553">Martin Smyth</mp>
		<date>2002-11-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Belfast South</constituency>
		<party>UUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10629">Brian White</mp>
		<date>2002-11-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Milton Keynes</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10606">Paul Truswell</mp>
		<date>2002-11-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Pudsey</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10019">David Atkinson</mp>
		<date>2002-11-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bournemouth East</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10089">Ronnie Campbell</mp>
		<date>2002-11-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blyth Valley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10319">Helen Jones</mp>
		<date>2002-11-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Warrington North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10541">Alan Simpson</mp>
		<date>2002-11-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Nottingham South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10619">Joan Walley</mp>
		<date>2002-11-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stoke-on-Trent North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10612">Paul Tyler</mp>
		<date>2002-11-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Cornwall</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10028">John Battle</mp>
		<date>2002-11-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leeds West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10683">Adrian Bailey</mp>
		<date>2002-11-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>West Bromwich West</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10177">David Drew</mp>
		<date>2002-11-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stroud</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10105">Michael Clapham</mp>
		<date>2002-11-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Barnsley West &amp; Penistone</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10776">Patsy Calton</mp>
		<date>2002-11-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cheadle</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10353">David Lepper</mp>
		<date>2002-11-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brighton, Pavilion</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10305">Eric Illsley</mp>
		<date>2002-11-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Barnsley Central</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10288">Kelvin Hopkins</mp>
		<date>2002-11-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Luton North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10142">Ann Cryer</mp>
		<date>2002-11-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Keighley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10101">David Chidgey</mp>
		<date>2002-11-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Eastleigh</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10331">Paul Keetch</mp>
		<date>2002-11-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hereford</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10176">Jim Dowd</mp>
		<date>2002-11-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lewisham West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10709">Vera Baird</mp>
		<date>2002-12-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Redcar</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10716">John Barrett</mp>
		<date>2002-12-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Edinburgh West</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10785">Alistair Carmichael</mp>
		<date>2002-12-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Orkney &amp; Shetland</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10525">Alex Salmond</mp>
		<date>2002-12-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Banff &amp; Buchan</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11132">Andrew Murrison</mp>
		<date>2002-12-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Westbury</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10479">Peter Pike</mp>
		<date>2003-01-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Burnley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11170">Adam Price</mp>
		<date>2003-01-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Carmarthen East &amp; Dinefwr</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11216">Andrew Selous</mp>
		<date>2003-02-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South West Bedfordshire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10046">Liz Blackman</mp>
		<date>2003-02-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Erewash</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10483">Greg Pope</mp>
		<date>2003-02-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hyndburn</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11095">Rob Marris</mp>
		<date>2003-02-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wolverhampton South West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10403">Tony McWalter</mp>
		<date>2003-02-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hemel Hempstead</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10775">David Cairns</mp>
		<date>2003-02-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Greenock &amp; Inverclyde</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10646">Ann Winterton</mp>
		<date>2003-02-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Congleton</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10604">Jon Trickett</mp>
		<date>2003-02-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hemsworth</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10244">Jane Griffiths</mp>
		<date>2003-02-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Reading East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10409">Humfrey Malins</mp>
		<date>2003-02-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Woking</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10074">Malcolm Bruce</mp>
		<date>2003-02-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Gordon</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10625">Dave Watts</mp>
		<date>2003-02-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>St Helens North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10062">Graham Brady</mp>
		<date>2003-02-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Altrincham &amp; Sale West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11318">Bill Wiggin</mp>
		<date>2003-02-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leominster</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10339">Peter Kilfoyle</mp>
		<date>2003-02-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Liverpool, Walton</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10815">Derek Conway</mp>
		<date>2003-03-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Old Bexley &amp; Sidcup</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10150">Claire Curtis-Thomas</mp>
		<date>2003-03-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Crosby</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10059">Keith Bradley</mp>
		<date>2003-03-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Manchester, Withington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10179">Alan Duncan</mp>
		<date>2003-03-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Rutland &amp; Melton</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10124">Iain Coleman</mp>
		<date>2003-03-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hammersmith &amp; Fulham</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10340">Andy King</mp>
		<date>2003-03-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Rugby &amp; Kenilworth</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11003">Kevan Jones</mp>
		<date>2003-03-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Durham</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10169">Andrew Dismore</mp>
		<date>2003-03-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hendon</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10007">Richard Allan</mp>
		<date>2003-03-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sheffield, Hallam</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10647">Nicholas Winterton</mp>
		<date>2003-03-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Macclesfield</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11275">Richard Taylor</mp>
		<date>2003-03-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wyre Forest</constituency>
		<party>Independent</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10586">David Taylor</mp>
		<date>2003-03-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North West Leicestershire</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10017">Candy Atherton</mp>
		<date>2003-03-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Falmouth &amp; Camborne</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10076">Richard Burden</mp>
		<date>2003-03-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Northfield</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11185">Alan Reid</mp>
		<date>2003-03-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Argyll &amp; Bute</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11333">Pete Wishart</mp>
		<date>2003-03-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Tayside</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10900">Hywel Francis</mp>
		<date>2003-03-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Aberavon</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10521">Bob Russell</mp>
		<date>2003-03-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Colchester</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10599">Jenny Tonge</mp>
		<date>2003-03-31</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Richmond Park</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10106">James Clappison</mp>
		<date>2003-04-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hertsmere</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11345">Richard Younger-Ross</mp>
		<date>2003-04-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Teignbridge</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10507">Peter Robinson</mp>
		<date>2003-04-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Belfast East</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10879">Annabelle Ewing</mp>
		<date>2003-04-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Perth</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10240">James Gray</mp>
		<date>2003-04-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Wiltshire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11027">Jim Knight</mp>
		<date>2003-04-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South Dorset</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10298">Simon Hughes</mp>
		<date>2003-04-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Southwark &amp; Bermondsey</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10519">Joan Ruddock</mp>
		<date>2003-04-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lewisham, Deptford</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11060">John Lyons</mp>
		<date>2003-04-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Strathkelvin &amp; Bearsden</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10078">John Burnett</mp>
		<date>2003-04-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Torridge &amp; West Devon</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10570">Paul Stinchcombe</mp>
		<date>2003-04-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wellingborough</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10588">John Taylor</mp>
		<date>2003-04-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Solihull</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10254">Patrick Hall</mp>
		<date>2003-04-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bedford</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10530">Phil Sawford</mp>
		<date>2003-04-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Kettering</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10582">Robert Syms</mp>
		<date>2003-04-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Poole</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11225">Si</mp>
		<date>2003-05-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Erdington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10670">Stephen O'Brien</mp>
		<date>2003-05-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Eddisbury</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10882">Paul Farrelly</mp>
		<date>2003-05-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Newcastle-under-Lyme</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10480">James Plaskitt</mp>
		<date>2003-05-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Warwick &amp; Leamington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10675">Simon Thomas</mp>
		<date>2003-06-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ceredigion</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10834">Tony Cunningham</mp>
		<date>2003-06-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Workington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10184">Huw Edwards</mp>
		<date>2003-06-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Monmouth</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10175">Stephen Dorrell</mp>
		<date>2003-06-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Charnwood</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10186">Louise Ellman</mp>
		<date>2003-06-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Liverpool, Riverside</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10136">Brian Cotter</mp>
		<date>2003-06-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Weston-Super-Mare</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10066">Colin Breed</mp>
		<date>2003-06-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South East Cornwall</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10034">Alan Beith</mp>
		<date>2003-06-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Berwick-upon-Tweed</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10575">Gary Streeter</mp>
		<date>2003-06-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South West Devon</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10377">Stephen McCabe</mp>
		<date>2003-06-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Hall Green</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10197">Frank Field</mp>
		<date>2003-06-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birkenhead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11194">Iris Robinson</mp>
		<date>2003-06-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Strangford</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10560">Michael Spicer</mp>
		<date>2003-07-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>West Worcestershire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10208">Don Foster</mp>
		<date>2003-07-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bath</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10754">Annette Brooke</mp>
		<date>2003-07-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Mid Dorset &amp; North Poole</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10123">Harry Cohen</mp>
		<date>2003-07-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leyton &amp; Wanstead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11036">David Laws</mp>
		<date>2003-07-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Yeovil</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10203">Paul Flynn</mp>
		<date>2003-07-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Newport West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10324">Martyn Jones</mp>
		<date>2003-07-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Clwyd South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10313">Brian Jenkins</mp>
		<date>2003-07-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Tamworth</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10607">Dennis Turner</mp>
		<date>2003-07-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wolverhampton South East</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11340">David Wright</mp>
		<date>2003-07-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Telford</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11057">Ian Lucas</mp>
		<date>2003-07-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wrexham</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10012">Janet Anderson</mp>
		<date>2003-07-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Rossendale &amp; Darwen</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10274">Stephen Hepburn</mp>
		<date>2003-09-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Jarrow</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10436">Austin Mitchell</mp>
		<date>2003-09-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Great Grimsby</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10130">Robin Cook</mp>
		<date>2003-09-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Livingston</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10677">Sandra Gidley</mp>
		<date>2003-09-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Romsey</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10451">Chris Mullin</mp>
		<date></date>
		<type>Withdrawn</type>
		<constituency></constituency>
		<party></party>
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