PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
APPOINTMENT OF EUROPEAN COMMISSIONERS (16 March 1999)
Motion Details
That in the opinion of this House the names of British commissioners to serve in the European Union should be approved by the House of Commons before appointment.
Sponsored by:
Mr Tony Benn (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Conservative
18
55%
Labour
5
15%
Independent
3
9%
Liberal Democrat
3
9%
Ulster Unionist Party
2
6%
Not Available
1
3%
Speaker
1
3%
Sponsor List (33 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Mr Tony Benn (Sponsor)
Spk
John Bercow
Con
Mr Ian Bruce
Con
Sir William Cash
Con
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
North Cotswolds
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Lord Cryer
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Lord Flight
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
Con
Mr Christopher Gill
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Con
Mrs Teresa Gorman
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Con
Lord Lansley
Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Mr John Major
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Con
Mr Owen Paterson
Con
Mr David Ruffley
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Lab
Roger Stott
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Sir Robert Syms
UUP
Mr William Thompson
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