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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
PENSIONS AND THE ARMED FORCES (18 May 1999)

Motion Details

That this House acknowledges the unique role of British servicemen and women currently deployed on hazardous operational tasks in the Balkans, the Middle East and elsewhere; recognises Parliament's responsibility for protecting the well-being of those who are prepared to lay down their lives in the service of this country; accepts its duty to ensure that adequacy of service and war pensions and benefits; and therefore urges the Government to require the Secretary of State for Defence to report annually on service pensions, war disablement pensions and war widows' and widowers' pensions.

Sponsored by:
Sir Julian Lewis (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
19
32%
 
 
Labour
19
32%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
10
17%
 
 
Independent
4
7%
 
 
Scottish National Party
2
3%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
2
3%
 
 
Speaker
1
2%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
 
 
Not Available
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (59 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
LD
Norman Baker
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Lab
Mr Tony Benn
Spk
John Bercow
Lab
Mr Bob Blizzard
Ind
Crispin Blunt
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Dr Peter Brand
Con
Mr Ian Bruce
Lab
Christine Butler
Lab
Sir Alan Campbell
Tynemouth
Ind
Dennis Canavan
Con
Sir William Cash
LD
Lord Chidgey
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Con
Michael Colvin
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
SNP
Ms Roseanna Cunningham
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
SNP
Mrs Margaret Ewing
Con
Michael Fabricant
LD
Lord Fearn
Con
Lord Flight
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Con
James Gray
Ind
Mr Dominic Grieve
Lab
Jane Griffiths
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Con
Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith
Lab
Lord Jones
PC
Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones
LD
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
Lab
David Lepper
Con
Sir Julian Lewis (Sponsor)
New Forest East
LD
Lord Livsey of Talgarth
Con
Tim Loughton
Mr Robert McCartney
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Con
Mr Patrick Nicholls
Lab
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan
Con
Mr Owen Paterson
Lab
Bill Rammell
Lab
Syd Rapson
LD
Mr David Rendel
Con
Mr Laurence Robertson
Lab
Mr Allan Rogers
Con
Mr David Ruffley
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Con
Baroness Shephard of Northwold
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Sir Robert Syms
Con
Sir Teddy Taylor
Lab
Lord Temple-Morris
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness

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