PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
ETHICAL PENSION INVESTMENT OPTION (25 June 2001)
Motion Details
That this House notes the concern of honourable Members over investments by the Parliamentary Pensions Fund in firms dealing with tobacco and arms exports; recognises that trustees must take the views of all honourable Members into account; and encourages them to explore the possibility of giving honourable Members the option to have their pensions held in a fund with explicit ethical investment criteria.
Sponsored by:
Dr Nick Palmer (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
47
62%
Liberal Democrat
12
16%
Scottish National Party
5
7%
Independent
5
7%
Plaid Cymru
3
4%
Conservative
2
3%
Your Party
1
1%
Workers Party of Britain
1
1%
Sponsor List (76 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Adrian Bailey
Lab
Vera Baird
LD
Norman Baker
Lab
Mr Harold Best
LD
Tom Brake
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
Lab
Colin Burgon
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mr Tony Clarke
Lab
Mr Iain Coleman
Lab
Mr Tony Colman
Lab
Michael Connarty
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Valerie Davey
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
LD
Sue Doughty
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
SNP
Annabelle Ewing
WPB
George Galloway
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
LD
Sandra Gidley
LD
Matthew Green
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
LD
Paul Holmes
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Mrs Jackie Lawrence
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Lab
David Lepper
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Judy Mallaber
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr Tony McWalter
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Lab
Dr Nick Palmer (Sponsor)
Lab
Mr James Plaskitt
Lab
Stephen Pound
PC
Adam Price
Lab
Gwyn Prosser
SNP
Angus Robertson
LD
Sir Bob Russell
SNP
Alex Salmond
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Alan Simpson
LD
Lord Stunell
PC
Mr Simon Thomas
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Mr Neil Turner
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Lab
Joan Walley
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
SNP
Mike Weir
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
SNP
Pete Wishart
Perth and Kinross-shire
Lab
Tony Worthington
Lab
Derek Wyatt
LD
Richard Younger-Ross
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