PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
MINIMUM AGE FOR THE PURCHASE AND USE OF AIR WEAPONS (27 July 2000)
Motion Details
That this House notes the recent series of accidental shootings with air rifles; welcomes the publication of the Home Affairs Select Committee report on Controls over Firearms; notes, particularly, the Committee's recommendations in respect of air weapons; and calls on the Government, in its forthcoming response to the report, specifically to review the appropriateness of the existing minimum age limits for the purchase and use of lethal and non-lethal air weapons.
Sponsored by:
Mr David Chaytor (Independent)
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Party
Votes
%
Labour
30
68%
Liberal Democrat
8
18%
Independent
3
7%
Speaker
1
2%
Non-affiliated
1
2%
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
Sponsor List (44 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
LD
Norman Baker
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Sir Alan Campbell
Tynemouth
Ind
Mr David Chaytor (Sponsor)
LD
Lord Chidgey
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Frank Cook
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Mr Keith Darvill
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Bill Etherington
LD
Lord Fearn
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Dr Evan Harris
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Fraser Kemp
Lab
David Lepper
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Mr Denis Murphy
Lab
Dr Nick Palmer
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Baroness Tonge
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
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