PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
UK WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (12 January 1998)
Motion Details
That this House welcomes and supports the use of customary United Kingdom measures; opposes the use of criminal penalties in enforcing metrication; is aware of the strength of opposition to compulsory metrication by business and the British public; believes that the use of United Kingdom measures is fully compatible with the European Union's stated principle of subsidiarity; and calls for compulsory metrication to be repealed.
Sponsored by:
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
34
38%
Conservative
28
31%
Liberal Democrat
13
15%
Independent
7
8%
Ulster Unionist Party
3
3%
Not Available
1
1%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
Non-affiliated
1
1%
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
Sponsor List (89 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir David Amess
LD
Norman Baker
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
LD
Lord Beith
Ind
Mr Martin Bell
Con
Sir Richard Body
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
Lab
Colin Burgon
LD
Lord Burnett
Lab
Christine Butler
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Lab
Sir Alan Campbell
Tynemouth
Con
Sir Sydney Chapman
Lab
Paul Clark
Lab
Harry Cohen
Con
Mr Tim Collins
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
PC
Cynog Dafis
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Denzil Davies
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Sponsor)
Con
Lord Flight
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
Con
Mr Christopher Gill
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Lab
Paul Goggins
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Con
Mr John Greenway
Ind
Mr Dominic Grieve
Lab
Jane Griffiths
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Mr Nick Hawkins
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Lab
Mr David Hinchliffe
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Con
Sir Gerald Howarth
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lord Jones
Lab
Andy King
LD
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
Ind
Sir Oliver Letwin
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
LD
Lord Livsey of Talgarth
Con
Tim Loughton
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Con
Mr Patrick Nicholls
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
LD
Lembit Öpik
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Lord Prior of Brampton
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Con
Lord Robathan
Con
Mr Laurence Robertson
UUP
Mr William Ross
Con
Sir Richard Shepherd
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Lab
Helen Southworth
Con
Mr Anthony Steen
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Sir Robert Syms
Con
Sir Teddy Taylor
Con
Mr John Townend
LD
Lord Tyler
Mr Charles Wardle
Lab
Lord Watts
Lab
Brian White
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
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