PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
ANTISEMITISM IN RUSSIA (9 December 1998)
Motion Details
That this House notes the recent surge of anti-semitism in Russia involving a series of attacks on Rabbis and synagogues; condemns the anti-semitic outbursts by a member of the Russian parliament, Albert Makashov; condemns those 121 members of the Russian Communist Party who failed to vote for a motion censuring Makashov's harsh abusive statements and incitement to racism; and calls for Her Majesty's Government to put political pressure on the leadership of Russia to denounce any form of racial hatred and to take appropriate action towards Makashov.
Sponsored by:
Stephen Twigg (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
33
58%
Conservative
9
16%
Liberal Democrat
8
14%
Independent
3
5%
Ulster Unionist Party
3
5%
Speaker
1
2%
Sponsor List (57 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Mr David Atkinson
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
LD
Lord Beith
Spk
John Bercow
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Con
Sir John Butterfill
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Jim Cousins
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody
Ind
Dame Louise Ellman
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Michael Fabricant
Lab
Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Michael Jabez Foster
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Lab
Jane Griffiths
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
LD
Dr Evan Harris
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Mr Nick Hawkins
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
Lab
Baroness King of Bow
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
Ind
Mr Ivan Lewis
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Lab
Mr Andrew Love
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
LD
Lembit Öpik
Lab
Mr Kerry Pollard
Lab
Lawrie Quinn
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
LD
Sir Bob Russell
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Con
Sir Robert Syms
Lab
Gareth Thomas
Harrow West
UUP
Mr William Thompson
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Stephen Twigg (Sponsor)
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
Lab
Mr David Winnick
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