PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
ABOLITION OF QCs (8 December 1998)
Motion Details
That this House welcomes the White Paper, Modernising Justice and the Access to Justice Bill as the first real comprehensive plan to modernise the justice system for a century; and expresses the hope that the opportunity will also be taken to abolish the expensive and anachronistic distinction of Queen's Counsel, which has no place in a 21st century legal system.
Sponsored by:
Mr Andrew Dismore (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
97
94%
Independent
5
5%
Liberal Democrat
1
1%
Sponsor List (103 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Candy Atherton
Lab
Charlotte Atkins
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Sir Kevin Barron
Lab
Roger Berry
Lab
Lord Bilston
Lab
Peter Bradley
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
Lab
Ms Karen Buck
Lab
Colin Burgon
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Paul Clark
Lab
Mr Tony Clarke
Lab
Ann Clwyd
Lab
Lord Coaker
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Mr Iain Coleman
Lab
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Mr Keith Darvill
Lab
Valerie Davey
Ind
Geraint Davies
Lab
Mr Hilton Dawson
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore (Sponsor)
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Maria Eagle
Liverpool Garston
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Jim Fitzpatrick
Lab
Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons
Lab
Caroline Flint
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Michael Jabez Foster
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
Lab
Baroness Golding
Lab
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Lab
Stephen Hesford
Lab
Mr David Hinchliffe
Lab
Phil Hope
Lab
Mrs Joan Humble
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Lab
Helen Jones
Lab
Ms Sally Keeble
Lab
Alan Keen
Lab
Ann Keen
Lab
Mr Fraser Kemp
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
Lab
Baroness King of Bow
Lab
Ms Tess Kingham
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
Lab
Mr Bob Laxton
Lab
Tom Levitt
Ind
Mr Ivan Lewis
Lab
Martin Linton
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Lab
Mr Andrew Love
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Judy Mallaber
Lab
Steve McCabe
Lab
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Mitcham and Morden
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Shona McIsaac
Lab
Mr Tony McWalter
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Ind
Margaret Moran
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Lab
Mr Jim Murphy
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Dr Nick Palmer
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Lab
Mr Chris Pond
Lab
Stephen Pound
Lab
Mr Gordon Prentice
Lab
Gwyn Prosser
Lab
Lawrie Quinn
Lab
Syd Rapson
Lab
Martin Salter
Lab
Phil Sawford
Lab
Ms Debra Shipley
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Lab
Baroness Smith of Malvern
LD
Angela Smith
Lab
Dr Phyllis Starkey
Lab
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
Lab
David Taylor
Lab
Gareth Thomas
Harrow West
Lab
Derek Twigg
Widnes and Halewood
Lab
Stephen Twigg
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Lab
Brian White
Lab
Dr Alan Whitehead
Lab
Mr Anthony Wright
Lab
Derek Wyatt
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