PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS COMMISSIONER (9 July 1997)
Motion Details
That this House supports the establishment of an Office of Children's Rights Commissioner with separate but linked commissioners in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; and notes that this would be an independent statutory office to promote the rights and interests of children and young people in accordance with the principles and standards of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Sponsored by:
Mr Hilton Dawson (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
94
81%
Liberal Democrat
11
9%
Independent
5
4%
Plaid Cymru
2
2%
Speaker
1
1%
Not Available
1
1%
The Independent Group for Change
1
1%
Ulster Unionist Party
1
1%
Sponsor List (116 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Baroness Adams of Craigielea
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Mr Tony Benn
Lab
Mr Joe Benton
Lab
Roger Berry
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Lab
Lord Bilston
Lab
Hazel Blears
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Lab
Mr Ben Bradshaw
LD
Tom Brake
Lab
Lord Browne of Ladyton
Lab
Richard Burden
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Lab
Mrs Anne Campbell
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Ind
Dennis Canavan
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Lab
Mr Tony Colman
Lab
Frank Cook
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
LD
Lord Cotter
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas
Lab
Valerie Davey
Lab
Mr Hilton Dawson (Sponsor)
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Bill Etherington
LD
Lord Fearn
Lab
Jim Fitzpatrick
Lab
Caroline Flint
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Barbara Follett
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
IGC
Mike Gapes
Lab
Linda Gilroy
Lab
Paul Goggins
Lab
Mrs Eileen Gordon
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Mr Tommy Graham
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Lab
Mr Ivan Henderson
Lab
Stephen Hesford
Lab
Mr David Hinchliffe
Lab
Phil Hope
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Lab
Mrs Joan Humble
Lab
Mr Alan Hurst
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Lab
Miss Melanie Johnson
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lord Jones
Lab
Lynne Jones
PC
Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
Lab
Mr Fraser Kemp
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
Lab
Mr David Kidney
Lab
Baroness King of Bow
Lab
Andy King
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Dr John Marek
Lab
Mr John McAllion
Lab
Steve McCabe
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Tony McWalter
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
LD
Mrs Ray Michie
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Lab
Julie Morgan
Lab
Mr Rhodri Morgan
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
LD
Lembit Öpik
Lab
Sandra Osborne
Lab
Dr Nick Palmer
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Stephen Pound
Lab
Mr Allan Rogers
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Lab
Baroness Smith of Malvern
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Lab
Ian Stewart
Lab
Mr David Stewart
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
Lab
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
Lab
Mr Mark Todd
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
Lab
Derek Twigg
Widnes and Halewood
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Lab
Joan Walley
PC
Lord Wigley
Lab
Dr Alan Williams
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
Lab
Mr David Winnick
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
Lab
Derek Wyatt
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