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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
RATIFICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT TREATY (18 April 1999)

Motion Details

That this House notes that 80 states, including the United Kingdom, have signed the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; welcomes the recent ratification by Senegal and Trinidad and Tobago of the statute; notes that Belgium, France, Italy and members of the Caribbean community are at an advanced stage in the ratification process; would be among the first 60 states to ratify the statute; and urges Her Majesty's Government to begin all necessary inter-departmental consultations as soon as possible to draft the relevant implementing legislation.

Sponsored by:
Baroness Tonge (Non-affiliated)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
28
57%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
15
31%
 
 
Independent
4
8%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
2%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (49 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
LD
Jackie Ballard
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
Lab
Christine Butler
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Valerie Davey
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Julia Drown
Lab
Bill Etherington
LD
Lord Fearn
Lab
Paul Flynn
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
LD
Mr David Heath
Lab
Stephen Hesford
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Lab
Baroness King of Bow
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Julie Morgan
Lab
Mr Andy Reed
LD
Mr David Rendel
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Mr Malcolm Savidge
LD
Lord Stunell
Baroness Tonge (Sponsor)
Lab
Stephen Twigg
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Lab
Brian White

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