PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Vagrancy Act (5 December 1989)
Motion Details
That this House, deeply conscious of the plight of the homeless, and aware of the desperate poverty of some people of which homelessness is both cause and effect, is concerned by the number of prosecutions being brought under the Vagrancy Act against both those who are homeless and those forced to beg; and calls for both an end to these prosecutions which make criminals of the natural victims of society, and the urgent repeal of sections 3 and 4 of the archaic Vagrancy Act of 1834, and section 64 of the Metropolitan Police Act of 1839.
Sponsored by:
Baroness Golding (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
45
82%
Conservative
3
5%
Independent
2
4%
Crossbench
2
4%
Workers Party of Britain
1
2%
Not Available
1
2%
Lord Speaker
1
2%
Sponsor List (55 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
XB
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lab
Lord Archer of Sandwell
Lab
Roland Boyes
Lab
Lord Bradley
Lab
Norman Buchan
Lab
Mr Richard Caborn
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Frank Cook
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Frank Doran
Lab
Jimmy Dunnachie
Lab
Alex Eadie
Lab
Lord Evans of Parkside
Lab
Andrew Faulds
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
WPB
George Galloway
Lab
Edward Garrett
Lab
Baroness Golding (Sponsor)
Mr Tommy Graham
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Lab
Peter Hardy
Lab
Frank Haynes
Lab
Mr David Hinchliffe
Lab
Norman Hogg
Lab
Mr Jim Hood
Lab
Sir George Howarth
Lab
Lord Hoyle
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Con
Sir Charles Irving
Lab
Lord Janner of Braunstone
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Lab
Tony Lloyd
Lab
Max Madden
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Mr John McAllion
Lab
Sir Ian McCartney
Lord Speaker
Lord McFall of Alcluith
Lab
William McKelvey
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Terry Patchett
Lab
Lord Rooker
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
Lab
Lord Smith of Finsbury
Lab
John Smith
Con
Mr Robin Squire
Lab
Lord Stratford
Lab
Jack Thompson
Lab
Pat Wall
Lab
Michael Welsh
Con
Lord Young of Cookham
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