PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
COMMISSIONER FOR CHILDREN (15 February 2000)
Motion Details
That this House Welcomes recommendation 1 of the 72 recommendations of the Waterhouse Inquiry that 'an Independent Children's Commissioner for Wales should be appointed'; recognises that this would be a service for all children in Wales; regards it as essential that such a post is also established in England; and calls upon the Government to bring forward the necessary legislation without delay.
Sponsored by:
Mr Hilton Dawson (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
67
77%
Liberal Democrat
12
14%
Independent
6
7%
Not Available
1
1%
Non-affiliated
1
1%
Sponsor List (87 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
John Austin
LD
Jackie Ballard
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Roger Berry
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Lab
Peter Bradley
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Lord Clark of Windermere
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Mr Iain Coleman
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Frank Cook
Lab
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Mr Hilton Dawson (Sponsor)
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Bill Etherington
LD
Lord Fearn
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Lab
Baroness Golding
Lab
Mrs Eileen Gordon
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Mr Tommy Graham
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Lab
Mr Ivan Henderson
Lab
Mr Jim Hood
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
LD
Simon Hughes
Lab
Mrs Joan Humble
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lord Jones
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Ms Jenny Jones
Lab
Baroness King of Bow
Lab
Mr Andrew Love
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Tony McWalter
Lab
Mr John McWilliam
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Dr Nick Palmer
Lab
Linda Perham
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Mr Gordon Prentice
Lab
Mr Andy Reed
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Martin Salter
Lab
Jonathan Shaw
Lab
Ms Debra Shipley
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
LD
Angela Smith
Lab
Dr Phyllis Starkey
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Lab
David Taylor
Baroness Tonge
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Brian White
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
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