PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CONCIENTIOUS OBJECTION (10 December 1998)

Motion Details

That this House supports the principle of conscientious objection as a basic human right; and therefore believes that tax payers should be permitted to pay that proportion of their income tax that would be spent on military purposes to a non-military security fund administered by Parliament, the aim of which would be to promote international understanding, mediation and reconciliation, including developing the use of peacekeeping task forces, the study of the causes and resolution of conflict, and research and development into the conversion of industry from military to non-military production.

Sponsored by:
John McDonnell (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
34
74%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
4
9%
 
 
Independent
3
7%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
2
4%
 
 
Your Party
1
2%
 
 
Not Available
1
2%
 
 
Workers Party of Britain
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (46 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Mr Tony Benn
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Ind
Dennis Canavan
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Mr Tony Clarke
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Frank Cook
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
LD
Lord Cotter
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
PC
Cynog Dafis
Lab
Valerie Davey
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Jim Fitzpatrick
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
WPB
George Galloway
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr Tommy Graham
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Lynne Jones
PC
Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones
Lab
Ms Jenny Jones
Lab
Ms Tess Kingham
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
Lab
David Lepper
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
John McDonnell (Sponsor)
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Dr Nick Palmer
Lab
Phil Sawford
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Dr Phyllis Starkey
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
PC
Lord Wigley
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
Lab
Mike Wood

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