PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
FREE RADIO IN ZIMBABWE (27 February 2002)

Motion Details

That this House congratulates Gerry Jackson and her fellow Zimbabwean exiles who have set up S.W. Radio Africa in London to give Zimbabweans back home a free radio voice and transmit the only live, independent, and non-state controlled radio news to Zimbabwe, after their independent station in Harare was forcibly closed down by the police; and expresses the hope that their voice will be widely heard in Zimbabwe as a counter to the reign of terror unleashed by President Mugabe in his desperate efforts to suppress criticism, censor the truth and evade the free, fair, democratic verdict of the people on the economic and political chaos created by the one man rule of an old man in a hurry.

Sponsored by:
Austin Mitchell (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
21
42%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
11
22%
 
 
Conservative
7
14%
 
 
Independent
5
10%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
3
6%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
2
4%
 
 
Scottish National Party
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (50 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
LD
John Barrett
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
LD
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland
LD
Lord Chidgey
Lab
Mr Tony Clarke
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Wayne David
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Con
Mr Peter Duncan
Lab
Paul Farrelly
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
Ind
Lady Hermon
LD
Paul Holmes
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
LD
Norman Lamb
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Ian C. Lucas
Con
Mr Andrew Mackay
Lab
Mr Khalid Mahmood
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Austin Mitchell (Sponsor)
LD
Michael Moore
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
PC
Adam Price
SNP
Angus Robertson
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Alan Simpson
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Ind
Bob Spink
LD
Lord Stunell
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Mr Ian Taylor
PC
Mr Simon Thomas
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Lab
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Lab
Mr Jimmy Wray
Lab
Derek Wyatt

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