EDM2821 - Role Of The House Of Commons In Going To War
Proposed by Neil Gerrard on 20/10/2006.
That this House notes the recommendations of the Fifteenth Report of the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution regarding the role of Parliament in going to war and the need to seek parliamentary approval; further notes that a similar view has been expressed by organisations concerned with democracy such as Unlock Democracy (a joint initiative by Charter 88 and the New Politics Network) as well as by the House of Commons Public Administration Committee and by the right hon. Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, the right hon. Member for Witney and the right hon. Member for North East Fife; and calls on the Government and Opposition Parties to support these recommendations by all backing new Standing Orders for this House, or some other appropriate mechanism, to give effect to them.
This motion has been signed by a total of 136 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
| Neil Gerrard | 20/10/2006 | Walthamstow | Labour | Proposed |
| Kenneth Clarke | 20/10/2006 | Rushcliffe | Conservative | Seconded |
| Adrian Sanders | 20/10/2006 | Torbay | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Paul Flynn | 20/10/2006 | Newport West | Labour | Seconded |
| Alan Simpson | 20/10/2006 | Nottingham South | Labour | Seconded |
| Angus MacNeil | 23/10/2006 | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Scottish National Party | Seconded |
| Jeremy Browne | 23/10/2006 | Taunton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Andrew George | 23/10/2006 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Stephen Williams | 23/10/2006 | Bristol West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Lepper | 23/10/2006 | Brighton, Pavilion | Labour | Signed |
| Lynne Jones | 23/10/2006 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Holmes | 23/10/2006 | Chesterfield | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Albert Owen | 23/10/2006 | Ynys M | Labour | Signed |
| Dai Davies | 23/10/2006 | Blaenau Gwent | Independent | Signed |
| Robert Wareing | 23/10/2006 | Liverpool, West Derby | Labour | Signed |
| Gordon Prentice | 23/10/2006 | Pendle | Labour | Signed |
| Keith Vaz | 23/10/2006 | Leicester East | Labour | Signed |
| David Taylor | 23/10/2006 | North West Leicestershire | Labour | Signed |
| Lindsay Hoyle | 24/10/2006 | Chorley | Labour | Signed |
| Hywel Williams | 24/10/2006 | Caernarfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Desmond Turner | 24/10/2006 | Brighton, Kemptown | Labour | Signed |
| Graham Stringer | 24/10/2006 | Manchester, Blackley | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Hunter | 24/10/2006 | Cheadle | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ian Gibson | 24/10/2006 | Norwich North | Labour | Signed |
| Glenda Jackson | 24/10/2006 | Hampstead & Highgate | Labour | Signed |
| Katy Clark | 24/10/2006 | Ayrshire North & Arran | Labour | Signed |
| Vincent Cable | 24/10/2006 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Jim Dobbin | 24/10/2006 | Heywood & Middleton | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Durkan | 24/10/2006 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
| Linda Riordan | 24/10/2006 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
| Elfyn Llwyd | 24/10/2006 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 24/10/2006 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| David Crausby | 24/10/2006 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
| Hywel Francis | 25/10/2006 | Aberavon | Labour | Signed |
| Chris McCafferty | 25/10/2006 | Calder Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 25/10/2006 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| Harry Cohen | 25/10/2006 | Leyton & Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
| David Drew | 25/10/2006 | Stroud | Labour | Signed |
| Helen Goodman | 25/10/2006 | Bishop Auckland | Labour | Signed |
| Colin Breed | 25/10/2006 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 25/10/2006 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| John Austin | 25/10/2006 | Erith & Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
| John Pugh | 25/10/2006 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| George Galloway | 25/10/2006 | Bethnal Green & Bow | Respect | Signed |
| Annette Brooke | 26/10/2006 | Mid Dorset & North Poole | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Alistair Carmichael | 26/10/2006 | Orkney & Shetland | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Robert Walter | 26/10/2006 | North Dorset | Conservative | Signed |
| Greg Pope | 26/10/2006 | Hyndburn | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Clapham | 26/10/2006 | Barnsley West & Penistone | Labour | Signed |
| Tim Farron | 26/10/2006 | Westmorland & Lonsdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Clive Betts | 26/10/2006 | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Labour | Signed |
| Janet Dean | 26/10/2006 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
| David Laws | 26/10/2006 | Yeovil | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Richard Taylor | 26/10/2006 | Wyre Forest | Independent | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 26/10/2006 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Heyes | 26/10/2006 | Ashton-under-Lyne | Labour | Signed |
| Adam Price | 26/10/2006 | Carmarthen East & Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| David Hamilton | 26/10/2006 | Midlothian | Labour | Signed |
| Kerry McCarthy | 26/10/2006 | Bristol East | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Keetch | 26/10/2006 | Hereford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Brian H Donohoe | 26/10/2006 | Ayrshire Central | Labour | Signed |
| Marsha Singh | 26/10/2006 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
| Betty Williams | 30/10/2006 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
| Derek Wyatt | 30/10/2006 | Sittingbourne & Sheppey | Labour | Signed |
| Jo Swinson | 30/10/2006 | East Dunbartonshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Colin Challen | 30/10/2006 | Morley & Rothwell | Labour | Signed |
| Danny Alexander | 30/10/2006 | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ben Wallace | 30/10/2006 | Lancaster & Wyre | Conservative | Signed |
| Andrew Love | 30/10/2006 | Edmonton | Labour | Signed |
| Clare Short | 30/10/2006 | Birmingham, Ladywood | Independent Labour | Signed |
| Michael Moore | 30/10/2006 | Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Edward Davey | 30/10/2006 | Kingston & Surbiton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Frank Cook | 30/10/2006 | Stockton North | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Connarty | 30/10/2006 | Linlithgow & Falkirk East | Labour | Signed |
| Ronnie Campbell | 30/10/2006 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Roger Berry | 30/10/2006 | Kingswood | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Beith | 30/10/2006 | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Joan Ruddock | 30/10/2006 | Lewisham, Deptford | Labour | Signed |
| John Penrose | 31/10/2006 | Weston-Super-Mare | Conservative | Signed |
| David Howarth | 31/10/2006 | Cambridge | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Don Foster | 31/10/2006 | Bath | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Greg Mulholland | 31/10/2006 | Leeds North West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Michael Weir | 31/10/2006 | Angus | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Roger Williams | 31/10/2006 | Brecon & Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Pete Wishart | 31/10/2006 | Perth & Perthshire North | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Norman Baker | 31/10/2006 | Lewes | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Leech | 31/10/2006 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Lorely Burt | 31/10/2006 | Solihull | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Dai Havard | 31/10/2006 | Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Wood | 31/10/2006 | Batley & Spen | Labour | Signed |
| Tony Lloyd | 31/10/2006 | Manchester Central | Labour | Signed |
| Tony Wright | 31/10/2006 | Cannock Chase | Labour | Signed |
| Dennis Skinner | 31/10/2006 | Bolsover | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 01/11/2006 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Meacher | 01/11/2006 | Oldham West & Royton | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Fisher | 01/11/2006 | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Labour | Signed |
| Joan Walley | 01/11/2006 | Stoke-on-Trent North | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Lucas | 01/11/2006 | Wrexham | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Williams | 01/11/2006 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 01/11/2006 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
| Ken Purchase | 01/11/2006 | Wolverhampton North East | Labour | Signed |
| Alex Salmond | 01/11/2006 | Banff & Buchan | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Jeff Ennis | 02/11/2006 | Barnsley East & Mexborough | Labour | Signed |
| Stewart Jackson | 02/11/2006 | Peterborough | Conservative | Signed |
| Nia Griffith | 02/11/2006 | Llanelli | Labour | Signed |
| Nicholas Winterton | 02/11/2006 | Macclesfield | Conservative | Signed |
| Michael Ancram | 02/11/2006 | Devizes | Conservative | Signed |
| Paul Rowen | 06/11/2006 | Rochdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Michael Penning | 06/11/2006 | Hemel Hempstead | Conservative | Signed |
| Lynne Featherstone | 06/11/2006 | Hornsey & Wood Green | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Doug Naysmith | 06/11/2006 | Bristol North West | Labour | Signed |
| Peter Bottomley | 06/11/2006 | Worthing West | Conservative | Signed |
| Andrew Stunell | 06/11/2006 | Hazel Grove | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Steve Webb | 06/11/2006 | Northavon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Richard Ottaway | 06/11/2006 | Croydon South | Conservative | Signed |
| Nicholas Clegg | 06/11/2006 | Sheffield, Hallam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ian Davidson | 06/11/2006 | Glasgow South West | Labour | Signed |
| Kate Hoey | 06/11/2006 | Vauxhall | Labour | Signed |
| John Gummer | 06/11/2006 | Suffolk Coastal | Conservative | Signed |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | 06/11/2006 | Medway | Labour | Signed |
| Ann McKechin | 06/11/2006 | Glasgow North | Labour | Signed |
| John Grogan | 06/11/2006 | Selby | Labour | Signed |
| Brian Jenkins | 06/11/2006 | Tamworth | Labour | Signed |
| John Thurso | 06/11/2006 | Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Frank Field | 06/11/2006 | Birkenhead | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Oaten | 06/11/2006 | Winchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Sarah Teather | 06/11/2006 | Brent East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Martin Horwood | 06/11/2006 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Quentin Davies | 06/11/2006 | Grantham & Stamford | Conservative | Signed |
| Frank Doran | 06/11/2006 | Aberdeen North | Labour | Signed |
| John Hemming | 06/11/2006 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Peter Soulsby | 07/11/2006 | Leicester South | Labour | Signed |
| Phil Willis | 07/11/2006 | Harrogate & Knaresborough | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Fabian Hamilton | 07/11/2006 | Leeds North East | Labour | Signed |
| Julia Goldsworthy | 07/11/2006 | Falmouth & Camborne | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Nick Brown | 07/11/2006 | Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend | Labour | Signed |
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