PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Prevention of Severe Handicap (7 December 1989)
Motion Details
That this House welcomes pioneering research at Hammersmith Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital, London, into diagnosis and prevention of cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, brittle bone disease, Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome and other severe congenital disorders; notes that there are over 5000 children in institutions too severely handicapped with these and other disorders for their families to care for them; and abhors the possibility of legislation to ban this research.
Sponsored by:
Sir John Hannam (Conservative)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
64
56%
Conservative
32
28%
Independent
5
4%
Not Available
5
4%
Liberal Democrat
4
3%
Plaid Cymru
2
2%
Non-affiliated
2
2%
Scottish National Party
1
1%
Sponsor List (115 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Con
Rupert Allason
Lab
Mr Graham Allen
Lab
Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
Lab
Lord Ashley of Stoke
Lab
Mr Joe Ashton
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Mrs Rosie Barnes
Lab
John Battle
Lab
Lord Bilston
Con
Sir Nicholas Bonsor
Lab
Lord Bradley
Ind
Mr Nicholas Brown
LD
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Lab
Norman Buchan
Lab
Mr Richard Caborn
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
John Cartwright
Lab
Harry Cohen
Con
Michael Colvin
Lab
Frank Cook
Con
Anthony Coombs
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Tom Cox
Con
Sir Julian Critchley
Lab
Stan Crowther
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Tam Dalyell
Lab
Denzil Davies
Lab
Mr Ron Davies
Lab
Mr Frank Doran
Lab
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody
Lab
Ken Eastham
Lord Elis-Thomas
SNP
Mrs Margaret Ewing
Lab
Derek Fatchett
Lab
Martin Flannery
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
Sir George Gardiner
Lab
Edward Garrett
Lab
Baroness Golding
Con
Mrs Teresa Gorman
Mr Tommy Graham
Con
Sir Eldon Griffiths
Con
Dr Keith Hampson
Con
Sir John Hannam (Sponsor)
Lab
Peter Hardy
Lab
Frank Haynes
Lab
Mr Doug Henderson
Lab
Mr Jim Hood
Lab
Dr Kim Howells
LD
Geraint Howells
Lab
Lord Hoyle
Lab
Roy Hughes
Con
Sir John Hunt
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Mr Adam Ingram
LD
Sir Russell Johnston
PC
Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
Con
Sir David Knox
Lab
Ron Leighton
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Con
Sir Ian Lloyd
Lab
Tony Lloyd
Con
Mr Andrew Mackay
Lab
Alice Mahon
Con
Paul Marland
Con
Mr David Martin
Lab
Lord Maxton
Lab
Mr John McAllion
Lab
Sir Ian McCartney
Lab
Allen McKay
Lab
William McKelvey
Con
Sir Michael McNair-Wilson
Lab
Mr John McWilliam
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Con
Sir Anthony Meyer
Con
Sir David Mitchell
Lord Moonie
Lab
Mr Elliot Morley
Con
Sir Charles Morrison
Lab
Dr Mo Mowlam
Con
Anthony Nelson
Con
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
Lab
Terry Patchett
Lab
Baroness Primarolo
Lab
Baroness Quin
Con
Keith Raffan
Con
Tim Rathbone
Con
Graham Riddick
Lab
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
Lab
Lord Rooker
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
Con
Mr Andrew Rowe
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman
Clare Short
Lab
Lord Smith of Finsbury
Lab
Lord Snape
Lab
Lord Soley
Con
Mr Robin Squire
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Con
Michael Stern
Lab
Lord Stratford
LD
Peter Thurnham
Con
Mr John Townend
Con
Sir Cyril Townsend
Con
David Tredinnick
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Lord Watson of Invergowrie
Con
Mr Bowen Wells
PC
Lord Wigley
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Lab
Tony Worthington
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