PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
KARAMJIT SINGH CHAHAL (5 February 1996)
Motion Details
That this House notes with dismay that Karamjit Singh Chahal on 6th February, will have been detained in Bedford Prison for 2,000 days; further notes that Mr Chahal is being detained on grounds of national security and that he has been convicted of no offence in the United Kingdom; expects his case to be considered next month by the European Court of Human Rights; and calls on the Home Secretary to release Mr Chahal on temporary release so he may be reunited with his wife and two British-born children.
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Max Madden (Labour)
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Votes
%
Labour
72
78%
Liberal Democrat
7
8%
Independent
3
3%
Crossbench
3
3%
Your Party
1
1%
Not Available
1
1%
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
Ulster Unionist Party
1
1%
Conservative
1
1%
Non-affiliated
1
1%
Workers Party of Britain
1
1%
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
Lord Bilston
Lab
James Callaghan
Ind
Dennis Canavan
XB
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Lab
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Lab
Ann Clwyd
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Frank Cook
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Baroness Corston
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
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Lab
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PC
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LD
Chris Davies
Lab
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Lab
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody
Lab
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Lab
Andrew Faulds
XB
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
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WPB
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
Baroness Golding
Mr Tommy Graham
Lab
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Con
Harry Greenway
Lab
Lord Hain
Lab
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Lab
Peter Hardy
Lab
Mr John Heppell
Lab
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Baroness Hoey
Lab
Lord Hoyle
LD
Simon Hughes
Lab
Helen Jackson
Lab
Mr David Jamieson
LD
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Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
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Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Lab
Eddie Loyden
LD
Liz Lynne
Lab
Dr Calum MacDonald
Lab
Andrew Mackinlay
Lab
Max Madden (Sponsor)
LD
Baroness Maddock
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
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Lab
Gordon McMaster
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Lab
Robert Parry
Lab
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
Mr Gordon Prentice
Lab
Baroness Quin
LD
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Llew Smith
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Lab
Lord Snape
Lab
Lord Spellar
Lab
Rachel Squire
Lab
Roger Stott
Lab
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
Lab
Jack Thompson
Lab
Sir Stephen Timms
East Ham
Lab
Keith Vaz
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Lab
Joan Walley
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Lord Watson of Invergowrie
Lab
Mr David Winnick
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
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