PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
SUEZ CANAL ZONE GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL (10 February 1999)

Motion Details

That this House deeply regrets the refusal of successive governments to recognise service in the Suez Canal Zone from 8th October 1951 to 19th October 1954 for a general service medal; and calls on the Government to reconsider its decision and in particular to recognise the service of the following: D. Davenport, S. Ryder, L. Oliver, C. Golder, C. Blackburn, W. Podd, E. Brindley, T. O'Dell, D. Lees, John-Paul Walsh, L. Hodson, H. Pickles, K. Edge, P. Kennedy, T. Radford, R. Grundy, D. Helm, D. Parker, M. Burrows, J. Hunter, A. Churcher, D. Humberstone, B. Evans, A. Westerman, P. Mulrennan, W. Limburn, R. Griffin, H. West, J. Tait, J. Napier, J. Rogers, W. Carey, J. Dove, R. Wood, K. Webster, R. Scott, G. Parker, T. Frost, H. Walker, J. Chandler, J. Constantine, R. Liddell, R. Clark, L. Eastwood, R. Carey, A. Chamberlain, C. Dagger, C. MacDonald, T. Griffin, I. Tregaskis, H. Whitehead, J. Jacobsa, K. Roddis, B. Taylor, A. Harding, W. Common, A. Pyott, D. Musty, R. Tatham, M. Roper, F. Fenwick, D. Fleming, J. Gorden, C. Cassel, F. Minns, G. Millard, E. Richardson, D. Latham, E. Sutton, R. McGhee, R. Powell, E. Raynor, J. Bouvier, D. Barry, O. Parry, J. Moore, G. Jordan, J. Neary, A. Leese, W. Roper, G. Rimmer, I. Armstrong, P. McCready, A. Bolton, P. Christie, R. Proudfoot, R. White, K. Brown, J. Sheridan, M. Bamford, A. Janion, Mrs Morey, G. Lodge, H. Dickson, K. Huntley, W. Roper, A. Crosbie, R. Creek, F. Chedotal.

Sponsored by:
Andrew Bennett (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
17
55%
 
 
Conservative
5
16%
 
 
Independent
2
6%
 
 
Speaker
2
6%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
2
6%
 
 
Crossbench
1
3%
 
 
Scottish National Party
1
3%
 
 
Not Available
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (31 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
LD
Norman Baker
Spk
John Bercow
Lab
Mr Bob Blizzard
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
XB
Baroness Clark of Calton
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Con
Michael Colvin
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Tam Dalyell
SNP
Mrs Margaret Ewing
LD
Lord Fearn
Lab
Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland
Lab
Baroness Golding
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Lab
John Healey
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Con
Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith
Lab
Lord Jones
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Ind
Margaret Moran
Lab
Bill Rammell
Lab
Syd Rapson
Lab
Lord Snape
Lab
Mr David Stewart
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner

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