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
41
62%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
8
12%
 
 
Conservative
7
11%
 
 
Independent
3
5%
 
 
Speaker
2
3%
 
 
Crossbench
2
3%
 
 
Scottish National Party
1
2%
 
 
Not Available
1
2%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (66 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Candy Atherton
Lab
John Austin
LD
Norman Baker
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Mr Nigel Beard
LD
Lord Beith
Lab
Andrew Bennett (Sponsor)
Spk
John Bercow
Lab
Liz Blackman
Lab
Mr Bob Blizzard
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
XB
Baroness Clark of Calton
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Con
Michael Colvin
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Tam Dalyell
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody
SNP
Mrs Margaret Ewing
LD
Lord Fearn
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
Lab
Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland
Lab
Baroness Golding
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Mr Nick Hawkins
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Lab
John Healey
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
LD
Mr David Heath
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Con
Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith
Lab
Lord Jones
Lab
Lynne Jones
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr John McWilliam
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Austin Mitchell
LD
Michael Moore
Ind
Margaret Moran
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
Lab
Mr Bill Olner
Lab
Mr Gordon Prentice
Lab
Bill Rammell
Lab
Syd Rapson
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Geraldine Smith
Lab
Lord Snape
Lab
Mr David Stewart
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
Lab
Mr Mark Todd
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
Lab
Mr Anthony Wright
Lab
Derek Wyatt

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