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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
PATENTING OF LIFE (26 March 1995)

Motion Details

That this House notes that on 1st March the European Parliament voted to reject the draft directive on The Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions at its third and final reading; congratulates the European Parliament on the stand it has taken on the patenting of life; urges the European Commission to reassess its policy on biotechnology and genetic engineering to ensure proper respect for human life, animal life and the integrity of the natural environment; and calls on the European Patent Office to take note of the significance of the decision made by the European Parliament when granting patents on life.

Sponsored by:
Mr Elliot Morley (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
69
65%
 
 
Conservative
15
14%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
10
9%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
3
3%
 
 
Not Available
2
2%
 
 
Independent
2
2%
 
 
Crossbench
2
2%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
2
2%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (106 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Nick Ainger
XB
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lab
Janet Anderson
Con
Mr David Atkinson
DUP
Lord Bannside
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
LD
Lord Beith
Con
Mr Vivian Bendall
Lab
Mr Tony Benn
Lab
Mr Gerry Bermingham
Con
Sir Andrew Bowden
Lab
Roland Boyes
Lab
Lord Bradley
LD
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Lab
Mr Richard Caborn
Ind
Dennis Canavan
XB
Lord Carlile of Berriew
Con
Sir William Cash
LD
Lord Chidgey
Lab
Mr Malcolm Chisholm
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
PC
Cynog Dafis
Lab
Mr John Denham
Lab
Jim Dowd
Lab
Jimmy Dunnachie
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Andrew Faulds
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
Con
Lord Framlingham
Con
Sir Peter Fry
Lab
Mr Sam Galbraith
Con
Mr Phil Gallie
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Mr Tommy Graham
Lab
Bernie Grant
Con
Harry Greenway
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Con
Peter Griffiths
Lab
Lord Hain
Lab
Mr Mike Hall
Lab
Peter Hardy
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Lab
Mr Doug Henderson
Lab
Mr John Heppell
Con
Sir Ralph Howell
Lab
Dr Kim Howells
Lab
Lord Hoyle
Lab
Mr Kevin Hughes
Lab
Mr Adam Ingram
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lord Jones
PC
Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
Lab
Sir Gerald Kaufman
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
LD
Liz Lynne
Lab
Max Madden
Lab
Lord Mandelson
Con
Mr Michael Mates
Lab
Mr John McAllion
Mr Robert McCartney
Lab
William McKelvey
Lab
Gordon McMaster
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
LD
Mrs Ray Michie
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Con
Sir David Mitchell
Lab
Mr Elliot Morley (Sponsor)
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Lab
Lord Murphy of Torfaen
Lab
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan
Lab
Mr Bill Olner
Lab
Robert Parry
Con
James Pawsey
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Baroness Quin
DUP
Mr Peter Robinson
Lab
Mr Allan Rogers
Lab
Lord Rooker
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
LD
Mr Brian Sedgemore
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Lab
Lord Snape
Lab
Lord Soley
Con
Sir James Spicer
Lab
Rachel Squire
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Lab
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Lab
Jack Thompson
Lab
Sir Stephen Timms
East Ham
Lab
Paddy Tipping
Con
George Walden
Lab
Lord Watson of Invergowrie
Lab
Dr Alan Williams
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise

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