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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
EUROPEAN COURT RULING ON SPANISH FISHING VESSELS (7 March 1996)

Motion Details

That this House deplores the ruling of the European Court that grants to Spanish fishermen the right to sue the British Government for compensation arising from the implementation of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988; further deplores the damage done to the British fishing industry by this further undermining of national quotas; welcomes the intention of Her Majesty's Government to seek treaty changes at the forthcoming Inter-Governmental Conference; but specifically calls upon Her Majesty's Government to introduce as a matter of urgency, legislation that, notwithstanding the European Communities Act 1972, reverses the effect of this judgement.

Sponsored by:
Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
44
85%
 
 
Not Available
2
4%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
2
4%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
2
4%
 
 
Labour
1
2%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (52 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Jacques Arnold
DUP
Lord Bannside
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Con
Mr Vivian Bendall
Con
Sir Andrew Bowden
Con
Sir Rhodes Boyson
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
Michael Brown
Con
Nicholas Budgen
Con
John Butcher
Con
John Carlisle
Con
Sir William Cash
Con
Dr Michael Clark
Con
Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Sponsor)
Chingford and Woodford Green
Con
Mr Bob Dunn
Con
David Evans
Con
Mr Phil Gallie
Sir George Gardiner
Con
Mr Christopher Gill
Con
Mrs Teresa Gorman
Con
Toby Jessel
Con
Robert Key
Con
Barry Legg
Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Con
Tony Marlow
Con
Mr John Marshall
Con
Mr David Martin
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
SDLP
Mr Eddie McGrady
Con
Sir Roger Moate
Con
Mr Patrick Nicholls
Con
David Nicholson
Con
Sir Geoffrey Pattie
Con
James Pawsey
Con
Dame Marion Roe
Con
Mr David Shaw
Con
Sir Richard Shepherd
Con
Sir Trevor Skeet
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Con
Lord Spicer
Con
Sir James Spicer
Con
Michael Stern
Con
Allan Stewart
Con
Walter Sweeney
Con
Mr John Townend
Con
Richard Tracey
Lab
Sir Harold Walker
Mr Charles Wardle
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton

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