PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
ETON COLLEGE AND PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY (28 February 1996)
Motion Details
That this House notes the contributions made by former pupils of Eton College on behalf of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, the Right honourable Member for Bristol West, an Old Etonian, in the debate on the Scott Report; further notes that of the twelve Conservative honourable Members called to speak in the debate, six attended Eton and eight were former Ministers; further notes the contribution from four Old Etonian members of the Upper House; and calls on the Prime Minister to consider this imbalance in light of his campaign for a classless society.
Sponsored by:
Mr Barry Sheerman (Labour)
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Party
Votes
%
Labour
38
88%
Independent
3
7%
Your Party
1
2%
The Independent Group for Change
1
2%
Sponsor List (43 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Janet Anderson
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Lord Bilston
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Lab
Michael Connarty
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Baroness Corston
Lab
Dame Angela Eagle
Wallasey
Lab
Andrew Faulds
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
IGC
Mike Gapes
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Lab
Mr Mike Hall
Lab
Baroness Hodge of Barking
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Helen Jackson
Lab
Mr Jon Owen Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
Lab
Alan Keen
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Mr Rhodri Morgan
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Lab
Lord Murphy of Torfaen
Lab
Sir Bill O'Brien
Lab
Mr Bill Olner
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
Lab
Bridget Prentice
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman (Sponsor)
Lab
Lord Stratford
Lab
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
Lab
Jack Thompson
Lab
Sir Stephen Timms
East Ham
Lab
Paddy Tipping
Lab
Joan Walley
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Dr Alan Williams
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
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