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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA (24 March 1998)

Motion Details

That this House calls on Her Majesty's Government to review the human rights situation in China over the next year, given its decision not to endorse a resolution criticising China's record on human rights during the current session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva; notes that in 1997 the EU consensus on a draft resolution collapsed when France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Greece decided not to support a resolution; observes that Her Majesty's Government believes that it can pursue the same objectives through an EU-China human rights dialogue; but believes that Her Majesty's Government should continue to voice its continuing concerns at every appropriate opportunity, including the UN, and should keep its policy constantly under review.

Sponsored by:
Ann Clwyd (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
30
42%
 
 
Labour
23
32%
 
 
Independent
8
11%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
5
7%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
 
Speaker
1
1%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
1%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (71 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Peter Atkinson
Lab
John Austin
LD
Norman Baker
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Spk
John Bercow
Ind
Crispin Blunt
Con
Sir William Cash
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Con
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
North Cotswolds
Lab
Ann Clwyd (Sponsor)
Lab
Harry Cohen
Con
Mr Tim Collins
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Michael Fabricant
Lab
Paul Flynn
Con
Christopher Fraser
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
Con
Mr Christopher Gill
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Con
Mrs Teresa Gorman
Ind
Mr Dominic Grieve
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Dr Evan Harris
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Con
Sir Gerald Howarth
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Lab
Mr Robert Jackson
Lab
Lynne Jones
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Lord Lansley
Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Ind
Sir Oliver Letwin
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Mr Humfrey Malins
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Con
Mr Owen Paterson
Lord Prior of Brampton
Con
Lord Robathan
Con
Mr Laurence Robertson
Con
Mr Andrew Rowe
Lab
Phil Sawford
Lab
Alan Simpson
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Lab
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
LD
Lord Stunell
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Sir Robert Syms
Con
Sir Teddy Taylor
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Charles Wardle
Con
Mr Bowen Wells
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise

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