PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
REVIEW OF BRITISH NUCLEAR TEST VETERANS (16 December 1997)
Motion Details
That this House approves the decision of Her Majesty's Government to initiate a review of the casual factors related to the alleged Gulf War Syndrome and the physical state of the service personnel and civilians who allegedly suffer its ill effects; applauds the level of concern and degree of logic that led to this decision; and calls on the Secretary of State for Defence to apply the same measures of concern and logic to the equally pressing but longer running cause of the British nuclear test veterans.
Sponsored by:
Frank Cook (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
31
56%
Liberal Democrat
9
16%
Independent
6
11%
Conservative
5
9%
Ulster Unionist Party
2
4%
Scottish National Party
1
2%
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
Sponsor List (55 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
LD
Tom Brake
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Martin Caton
Ind
Mr David Chaytor
LD
Lord Chidgey
Lab
Harry Cohen
Con
Michael Colvin
Lab
Frank Cook (Sponsor)
Lab
Jim Cousins
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
PC
Cynog Dafis
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Denzil Davies
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Bill Etherington
SNP
Mrs Margaret Ewing
LD
Lord Fearn
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Lab
Mr David Hinchliffe
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Lab
Alice Mahon
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Llew Smith
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
Lab
David Taylor
LD
Lord Tyler
Con
Sir Peter Viggers
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
Lab
Derek Wyatt
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