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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
THE CONSERVATIVE OPPOSITION (5 February 1998)

Motion Details

leave out from 'with' to end and add 'those commentators who have observed that the Leader of the Opposition has concentrated on serious issues at Prime Minister's Questions, includind the constitution, Northern Ireland, pensions, unemployment, European regulations, welfare reform, farm incomes and Iraq, that the Prime Minister resents being asked questions and frequently resorts to childish abuse, that the Leader of the Opposition has made serious and thoughtful speeches on subjects including the family, welfare reform and European Monetary Union, that the House has debated Conservative Opposition Day motions on the Green Belt and London Underground, that the Liberal Democrats are more interested in securing places on Cabinet committees than becoming a credible opposition themselves and that the Conservative Opposition is pursuing its duty in holding the Government vigorously to account.'.

Sponsored by:
Baroness Shephard of Northwold (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
64
93%
 
 
Independent
2
3%
 
 
Speaker
1
1%
 
 
Crossbench
1
1%
 
 
Labour
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (69 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Con
Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
Spk
John Bercow
Con
Sir Paul Beresford
Con
Lord Blencathra
Ind
Crispin Blunt
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
Sir Simon Burns
Con
Sir William Cash
Con
Mr James Clappison
Con
Mr Tim Collins
Con
Michael Colvin
Con
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Chingford and Woodford Green
Con
Sir Alan Duncan
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Mr David Faber
Con
Sir Michael Fallon
Con
Lord Flight
XB
Lord Fowler
Con
Sir Liam Fox
Con
Lord Garnier
Con
Nick Gibb
Con
Mr Christopher Gill
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
James Gray
Con
Mr John Greenway
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Con
Mr Nick Hawkins
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
Con
Lord Howard of Lympne
Lab
Mr Robert Jackson
Con
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Harwich and North Essex
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Lord Lansley
Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Ind
Sir Oliver Letwin
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Lord Lilley
Con
Sir Peter Lloyd
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Mr Andrew Mackay
Con
Lord Maples
Con
Baroness May of Maidenhead
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Con
Lord McLoughlin
Con
Mr Patrick Nicholls
Con
Sir Richard Ottaway
Con
Sir James Paice
Con
Mr Owen Paterson
Con
Lord Pickles
Con
Lord Robathan
Con
Mr Laurence Robertson
Con
Dame Marion Roe
Con
Baroness Shephard of Northwold (Sponsor)
Con
Sir Richard Shepherd
Con
Mr Keith Simpson
Con
Lord Soames of Fletching
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Sir Robert Syms
Con
Mr John D. Taylor
Con
Sir Teddy Taylor
Con
Mr John Townend
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
Con
Mr Bowen Wells
Con
Lord Willetts
Con
Mr Tim Yeo

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