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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
SELECT COMMITTEE ON HUMAN AND OTHER GENETIC ENGINEERING (27 February 1997)

Motion Details

That this House is of the opinion that in view of the political implications inherent in the issues of human and other genetic engineering, a Select Committee be appointed to examine the issues involved; that the Committee do consist of 11 honourable Members; that the Committee be nominated by the Committee of Selection; that three be the quorum of the Committee; that the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom and to report from time to time; and that the Committee have power to appoint persons with technical knowledge either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the Committee's order of reference.

Sponsored by:
Sir William Cash (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
33
49%
 
 
Labour
20
30%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
4
6%
 
 
Crossbench
3
4%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
3
4%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
 
Independent
1
1%
 
 
Lord Speaker
1
1%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (67 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Richard Alexander
Con
Rupert Allason
XB
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lab
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Con
Mr Jacques Arnold
Con
Mr David Atkinson
DUP
Lord Bannside
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Con
Mr Vivian Bendall
Con
Sir Andrew Bowden
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
XB
Lord Carlile of Berriew
Con
Sir William Cash (Sponsor)
Con
Dr Michael Clark
Con
Michael Colvin
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
LD
Chris Davies
Lab
Denzil Davies
Con
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Chingford and Woodford Green
Lab
Lord Evans of Parkside
Lab
Andrew Faulds
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Con
Harry Greenway
Lab
Mr Mike Hall
Con
Dr Keith Hampson
Lab
Peter Hardy
Con
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Lab
Lord Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
Con
Sir Mark Lennox-Boyd
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Lab
Andrew Mackinlay
Con
Mr John Marshall
Con
Mr Michael Mates
Mr Robert McCartney
Lord Speaker
Lord McFall of Alcluith
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Con
David Nicholson
Con
James Pawsey
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Lab
Lord Reid of Cardowan
Con
Rod Richards
Con
Graham Riddick
UUP
Mr William Ross
Con
Mr Andrew Rowe
Con
Mr David Shaw
Con
Sir Richard Shepherd
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Lab
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
Con
Walter Sweeney
Con
Roy Thomason
Con
Richard Tracey
Con
Lord Trimble
Con
Dr Ian Twinn
LD
Lord Tyler
Con
Sir Gerard Vaughan
Lab
Sir Harold Walker
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton

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