PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
JEWISH COMMUNITY IN IRAN (10 June 1999)
Motion Details
That this House condemns the arrest of 13 members of the Jewish community in Iran and the false allegations made against them as an abuse of human rights; fears for the safety of the teachers, religious leaders and Chief Rabbi of Shiraz who are part of the thirteen; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to give this issue immediate attention by making strong representations to the Iranian Government to ensure the early release of these community leaders.
Sponsored by:
Mr Andrew Dismore (Labour)
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Party
Votes
%
Labour
25
42%
Conservative
19
32%
Liberal Democrat
7
12%
Independent
6
10%
Ulster Unionist Party
2
3%
Your Party
1
2%
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Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr David Atkinson
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Ind
Crispin Blunt
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
LD
Dr Peter Brand
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Con
Sir Sydney Chapman
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Con
Mr James Clappison
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Lab
Harry Cohen
Con
Michael Colvin
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore (Sponsor)
Lab
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody
Ind
Dame Louise Ellman
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
LD
Lord Fearn
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Dr Evan Harris
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Con
Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith
Lab
Baroness King of Bow
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
Ind
Mr Ivan Lewis
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Sir Peter Lloyd
Lab
Alice Mahon
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Mr Jim Murphy
Con
Mr Patrick Nicholls
LD
Lembit Öpik
Lab
Dr Nick Palmer
Lab
Linda Perham
Lab
Mr Kerry Pollard
Con
Dame Marion Roe
Con
Mr Andrew Rowe
Con
Sir Richard Shepherd
Lab
Alan Simpson
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
LD
Lord Stunell
Lab
Gareth Thomas
Harrow West
Lab
Stephen Twigg
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
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