PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CHILD SOLDIERS (3 February 2000)
Motion Details
That this House welcomes the drafting of an Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on child soldiers which establishes 18 as the new minimum age for direct participation in hostilities; and calls on the United Kingdom Government to sign and ratify this new international standard as soon as it is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
Sponsored by:
Baroness Tonge (Non-affiliated)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
56
68%
Liberal Democrat
14
17%
Independent
6
7%
Plaid Cymru
3
4%
Conservative
1
1%
Ulster Unionist Party
1
1%
Non-affiliated
1
1%
Sponsor List (82 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
John Austin
LD
Jackie Ballard
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
LD
Lord Beith
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Dr Peter Brand
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
LD
Sir Vince Cable
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Ind
Dennis Canavan
Lab
Martin Caton
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
LD
Lord Cotter
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Mr Hilton Dawson
Lab
Julia Drown
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Bill Etherington
LD
Lord Fearn
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Michael Jabez Foster
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Lab
Mr Jim Hood
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Glenda Jackson
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
PC
Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones
Lab
Mr Fraser Kemp
Lab
Baroness King of Bow
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
Lab
Mrs Jackie Lawrence
Lab
David Lepper
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Mr John McAllion
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Tony McWalter
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
Lab
Linda Perham
Lab
Mr Kerry Pollard
Lab
Mr Andy Reed
LD
Mr David Rendel
Lab
Chris Ruane
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
Lab
Phil Sawford
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Ian Stewart
Lab
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
Lab
David Taylor
Lab
Gareth Thomas
Baroness Tonge (Sponsor)
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
PC
Lord Wigley
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
Lab
Derek Wyatt
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