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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
SPEAKER'S CHAPLAIN (1 September 1998)

Motion Details

That this House notes that the Reverend Canon Donald Gray is to retire at the end of the current session after 11 years as Chaplain to the Speaker; pays warm tribute to his years of service to this House both in his formal duties and in his less formal but equally important ministry to honourable Members and staff throughout the House (including his support to the Parliamentary Christian Fellowship); notes also that he and his wife Joyce having made many friends in and outside Parliament, will be greatly missed; and wishes them both many happy and fulfilling years in their retirement.

Sponsored by:
Mr Andrew Rowe (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
44
39%
 
 
Labour
43
38%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
9
8%
 
 
Independent
6
5%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
4
4%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
3
3%
 
 
Speaker
2
2%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
1%
 
 
Scottish National Party
1
1%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (114 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Lab
Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
LD
Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon
Lab
Mr Joe Ashton
LD
Jackie Ballard
Ind
Mr Martin Bell
Lab
Mr Tony Benn
Spk
John Bercow
Lab
Mr Gerry Bermingham
Ind
Crispin Blunt
Con
Sir Richard Body
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Lab
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
LD
Dr Peter Brand
Con
Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
Con
Mr Ian Bruce
Lab
Christine Butler
Lab
Sir Alan Campbell
Tynemouth
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Ind
Dennis Canavan
Lab
Mr Jamie Cann
Lab
Mr Ivor Caplin
LD
Lord Chidgey
Con
Sir Christopher Chope
Christchurch
Con
Dr Michael Clark
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Con
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
North Cotswolds
Con
Mr Tim Collins
Con
Michael Colvin
Lab
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
PC
Cynog Dafis
Lab
Tam Dalyell
Con
David Davis
Goole and Pocklington
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Lab
Maria Eagle
Liverpool Garston
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Con
Sir Peter Emery
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
SNP
Mrs Margaret Ewing
Con
Michael Fabricant
LD
Lord Fearn
Con
Lord Flight
Lab
Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland
Con
Sir Liam Fox
Lab
Barry Gardiner
Brent West
Con
Nick Gibb
Con
Mr Christopher Gill
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Con
Lord Goodlad
Con
Mrs Teresa Gorman
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Con
James Gray
Ind
Mr Dominic Grieve
Lab
Jane Griffiths
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Con
Lord Hamilton of Epsom
Lab
Baroness Harman
Lab
Sylvia Heal
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Lab
Mr Adam Ingram
Con
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Harwich and North Essex
Con
Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith
Lab
Lord Jones
PC
Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones
Con
Lord King of Bridgwater
Lab
David Lepper
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Tim Loughton
Mr Robert McCartney
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
LD
Mrs Ray Michie
Con
Mr Richard Page
Lab
Lord Pendry
Lab
Sir Raymond Powell
Lord Prior of Brampton
Lab
Syd Rapson
Con
Sir John Redwood
LD
Mr David Rendel
Con
Mr Laurence Robertson
Lab
Mr Allan Rogers
UUP
Mr William Ross
Lab
Lord Rowlands
Con
Mr David Ruffley
Lab
Lord Sheldon
Con
Baroness Shephard of Northwold
Con
Mr Keith Simpson
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Lab
Lord Snape
Lab
Roger Stott
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Sir Peter Tapsell
Con
Sir Teddy Taylor
Lab
Lord Temple-Morris
Lab
Gareth Thomas
Harrow West
UUP
Mr William Thompson
Con
Mr John Townend
Con
Mr Michael Trend
Con
Lord Trimble
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
UUP
Sir Cecil Walker
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
Con
Mr Bowen Wells
Con
Sir Ray Whitney
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
PC
Lord Wigley
Lab
Dr Alan Williams
Lab
Mr Phil Woolas

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