PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
DEATH SENTENCE IN KUWAIT FOR APOSTASY (7 July 1996)
Motion Details
That this House expresses profound concern about the fate of Mr Robert Hussein following the judgments of a religious court in Kuwait that he is an apostate and therefore subject to a death penalty; calls on Her Majesty's Government to continue to press the Kuwait Government to adhere to international legal norms; and calls on the Government of Kuwait to protect Mr Hussein, his wife, children and property and to ensure that his religious freedom is fully and effectively guaranteed and protected according to the constitution.
Sponsored by:
Lord Anderson of Swansea (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
49
72%
Conservative
8
12%
Liberal Democrat
2
3%
Ulster Unionist Party
2
3%
Crossbench
2
3%
Independent
2
3%
Your Party
1
1%
Not Available
1
1%
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
Sponsor List (68 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Michael Alison
XB
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lab
Lord Anderson of Swansea (Sponsor)
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Lab
Lord Bilston
Lab
Lord Boateng
Con
Sir Rhodes Boyson
Lab
Lord Bradley
XB
Lord Carlile of Berriew
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Michael Connarty
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Baroness Corston
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
John Cummings
PC
Cynog Dafis
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Lord Evans of Parkside
Lab
Andrew Faulds
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Baroness Golding
Mr Tommy Graham
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Lab
Mr Mike Hall
Lab
Peter Hardy
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Lab
Mr John Heppell
Lab
Mr David Hinchliffe
Lab
Roy Hughes
Lab
Glenda Jackson
Lab
Helen Jackson
Lab
Lord Jones
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
Con
Sir David Knox
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Lab
Mr Denis MacShane
Lab
Alice Mahon
Con
Mr John Marshall
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Con
David Nicholson
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Gordon Oakes
Lab
Robert Parry
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Con
William Powell
Lab
Mr Allan Rogers
Con
Sir Colin Shepherd
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Lab
Lord Soley
Lab
Rachel Squire
Lab
Lord Stratford
Lab
Jack Thompson
Lab
Sir Stephen Timms
East Ham
Lab
Paddy Tipping
Lab
Lord Touhig
Con
Sir Cyril Townsend
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Lab
Joan Walley
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Mr David Winnick
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
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