PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
GCHQ - FOREIGN PROTEST LETTERS (11 January 1995)

Motion Details

That this House notes that Her Majesty's Government has now received protest letters, either directly or via British embassies or high commissions throughout the world including from the FGFC of Luxembourg, Komba Gewerkshaft of Germany, European Union of Local Authority Staff, AFL-CIO and RWDSU of the USA, IRO-South America, CNPL-Brazil, Canadian Labour Congress, TUC Holland, Federation of Salaried Employees, and Novon of Holland, Telenisk Landsforbund of Norway and Denmark, KAD and Finasforbundet of Denmark, Sitese of Norway, FNA of France, STAL and STSN of Portugal, the FNPCP, CNE and LBC-NVK of Belgium, UCE of Finland, BEU Sarawak, UCIW of Trinidad, NUDA of South Africa, ESU of Malaya, Nufians of Swaziland, NUPW of Swaziland, NUPW of Barbados, FTU of Pakistan, Union of Australia, the All India Insurance Employees Federation, CSSU of Ireland and the Lord Mayor of Dublin the Right Honourable Tomas Macgiolla, all objecting to its ban on trades union recognition, membership and negotiating rights for people employed at the Government establishment of GCHQ; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to end its discrimination immediately and to reinstate all those sacked workers who refused to take the Government's shilling and sell out their union rights.

Sponsored by:
Sir Alan Meale (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
135
82%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
12
7%
 
 
Independent
4
2%
 
 
Scottish National Party
3
2%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
2
1%
 
 
Not Available
2
1%
 
 
Crossbench
2
1%
 
 
The Independent Group for Change
2
1%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
1%
 
 
Conservative
1
1%
 
 
Workers Party of Britain
1
1%
 
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Member
Constituency
Lab
Baroness Adams of Craigielea
Lab
Nick Ainger
Lab
Mr Bob Ainsworth
Lab
Mr Graham Allen
XB
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lab
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Lab
Mr Joe Ashton
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
John Battle
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
Lab
Mr Tony Benn
Lab
Mr Gerry Bermingham
Lab
Roger Berry
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
Lab
Lord Bilston
Lab
Roland Boyes
Lab
Lord Bradley
LD
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Lab
Richard Burden
Lab
Mr Richard Caborn
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Mrs Anne Campbell
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Ind
Dennis Canavan
LD
Lord Chidgey
Lab
Ms Judith Church
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Lab
Mr David Clelland
IGC
Ann Coffey
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Frank Cook
Lab
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Baroness Corston
Lab
Jim Cousins
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
PC
Cynog Dafis
Lab
Tam Dalyell
Lab
Denzil Davies
Lab
Mr John Denham
Lab
Jim Dowd
Lab
Jimmy Dunnachie
Lab
Ken Eastham
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Lord Evans of Parkside
SNP
Mrs Margaret Ewing
Lab
Derek Fatchett
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
Lab
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Lab
John Fraser
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
WPB
George Galloway
IGC
Mike Gapes
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Lord Gilbert
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
Baroness Golding
Lab
Mildred Gordon
Mr Tommy Graham
Lab
Bernie Grant
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Lab
Lord Grocott
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Lab
Lord Hain
Lab
Mr Mike Hall
Lab
Lord Hanson of Flint
Lab
Peter Hardy
Lab
Mr John Heppell
Lab
Baroness Hodge of Barking
Lab
Mr Jim Hood
Lab
Sir George Howarth
Lab
Dr Kim Howells
Lab
Mr Kevin Hughes
Con
Robert Hughes
LD
Simon Hughes
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Mr Adam Ingram
Lab
Glenda Jackson
Lab
Helen Jackson
Lab
Lord Janner of Braunstone
LD
Sir Russell Johnston
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lord Jones
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
Lab
Baroness Jowell
Lab
Sir Gerald Kaufman
Lab
Alan Keen
Lab
Jane Kennedy
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
Lab
Mr Peter Kilfoyle
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Lab
Eddie Loyden
LD
Liz Lynne
Lab
Dr Calum MacDonald
Lab
Andrew Mackinlay
LD
Baroness Maddock
Lab
Alice Mahon
SDLP
Mr Seamus Mallon
Lab
Dr John Marek
Lab
Mr John McAllion
Lab
Lord McAvoy
Lab
William McKelvey
Lab
Mr John McWilliam
Lab
Sir Alan Meale (Sponsor)
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Mr Alan Milburn
Lab
Andrew Miller
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Lord Morris of Manchester
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Lab
Mr Mike O'Brien
Lab
Sir Bill O'Brien
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan
Lab
Mr Bill Olner
Lab
Lord Orme
Lab
Robert Parry
Lab
Lord Pendry
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
Lab
Sir Raymond Powell
Lab
Bridget Prentice
Lab
Baroness Primarolo
Lab
Baroness Quin
Lab
Martin Redmond
Lab
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
Lab
Mrs Barbara Roche
Lab
Mr Allan Rogers
Lab
Lord Rooker
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
SNP
Alex Salmond
LD
Mr Brian Sedgemore
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman
Clare Short
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Mr Andrew Smith
Lab
Lord Snape
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Lab
Lord Stratford
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Lab
Jack Thompson
Lab
Sir Stephen Timms
East Ham
Lab
Paddy Tipping
Lab
Lord Touhig
Lab
Sir Harold Walker
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Lab
Joan Walley
Lab
Lord Watson of Invergowrie
SNP
Mr Andrew Welsh
PC
Lord Wigley
Lab
Mr Brian Wilson
Lab
Mr David Winnick
Lab
Tony Worthington
Lab
Mr Jimmy Wray

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