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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
SRI LANKA (20 November 1995)

Motion Details

That this House is appalled at the plight of over 500,000 people fleeing the Jaffna peninsula in Sri Lanka; is deeply concerned at the refusal of the Sri Lanka government to allow humanitarian aid to be independently delivered; calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities to allow unconditional peace talks; further calls upon Her Majesty's Government and other governments to halt all arms sales and deliveries and use their good offices to promote a lasting constitutional settlement and further notes that over 5,000 people marched through London in support of these aims on Saturday, 18th November with no British media coverage.

Sponsored by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Your Party)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
53
75%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
7
10%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
4
6%
 
 
Independent
3
4%
 
 
Your Party
1
1%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
 
Crossbench
1
1%
 
 
Conservative
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (71 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
XB
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lab
Janet Anderson
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
John Battle
Lab
Mr Tony Benn
Lab
Lord Bradley
Lab
Richard Burden
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Ind
Dennis Canavan
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Lab
Ann Clwyd
Lab
Harry Cohen
YP
Jeremy Corbyn (Sponsor)
Islington North
Lab
Baroness Corston
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
PC
Cynog Dafis
Lab
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Andrew Faulds
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Mr Tommy Graham
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Lab
Mr Mike Hall
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Lab
Mr John Heppell
Lab
Baroness Hodge of Barking
Lab
Lord Hoyle
Con
Robert Hughes
Lab
Lynne Jones
PC
Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
LD
Mr Charles Kennedy
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Eddie Loyden
LD
Liz Lynne
Lab
Max Madden
Lab
Gordon McMaster
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
LD
Mrs Ray Michie
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Mr Rhodri Morgan
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Lab
Robert Parry
Lab
Lord Pendry
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Lab
Bridget Prentice
Lab
Mr Gordon Prentice
Lab
Mr Ken Purchase
LD
Mr David Rendel
Lab
Mr Terry Rooney
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Llew Smith
Lab
Lord Stratford
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Lab
Sir Stephen Timms
East Ham
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Lord Watson of Invergowrie
PC
Lord Wigley
Lab
Mr Jimmy Wray

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