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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AREA (19 April 1998)

Motion Details

That this House welcomes the statement by the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the Daily Telegraph of 20th April that he would support associate membership of the North American Free Trade Area for the United Kingdom; notes the immense ties of culture, language, history, trade and family which bind the peoples of the United Kingdom to those of North America; notes that NAFTA represents an area with a larger gross domestic product and faster growth than the European Union; supports the vision of a free trade area without erosion of sovereignty; and urges a rapid and positive response to the Speaker's offer.

Sponsored by:
Mr Tim Collins (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
14
67%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
4
19%
 
 
Independent
2
10%
 
 
Speaker
1
5%
 
Sponsor List (21 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Spk
John Bercow
Ind
Crispin Blunt
Con
Sir William Cash
Con
Mr Tim Collins (Sponsor)
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Lord Flight
UUP
Clifford Forsythe
Con
Nick Gibb
Con
Mr Christopher Gill
Con
James Gray
Con
Mr Nick Hawkins
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Mr Owen Paterson
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
UUP
Mr William Thompson
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton

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