PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF THE IRISH IN BRITAIN (5 March 1999)
Motion Details
That this House congratulates the Government on its proposal to include the Irish as an ethnic group in the 2001 Census, which will be the first time the Irish in Britain have been officially recognised and awarded this status.
Sponsored by:
John McDonnell (Independent)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
33
69%
Liberal Democrat
7
15%
Independent
6
13%
Conservative
2
4%
Sponsor List (48 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Mr Gerry Bermingham
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Tom Brake
Lab
Christine Butler
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Mr Iain Coleman
Con
Michael Colvin
Lab
Michael Connarty
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Jim Fitzpatrick
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
LD
Dr Evan Harris
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Lab
Alice Mahon
Ind
John McDonnell (Sponsor)
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr John McWilliam
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Ind
Margaret Moran
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Mr Gordon Prentice
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
LD
Angela Smith
Lab
Roger Stott
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Derek Wyatt
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