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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CUTS IN GULF FORCES PAY (25 February 2003)

Motion Details

That this House recognises that 10,400 members of the armed forces deployed to the Gulf are in receipt of local overseas allowance; deplores the Ministry of Defence's decision to remove 20 per cent. of that allowance for single and married unaccompanied personnel after the first 17 days of any deployment and 35 per cent. of that allowance for married accompanied personnel if their spouse leaves their permanent duty station for more than 17 days; and urges the Ministry of Defence to ensure that no member of the armed forces loses out financially through service in the Gulf.

Sponsored by:
Sir Hugh Robertson (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
35
51%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
15
22%
 
 
Labour
5
7%
 
 
Independent
3
4%
 
 
Scottish National Party
3
4%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
2
3%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
2
3%
 
 
Speaker
1
1%
 
 
Reform UK
1
1%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (68 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
LD
John Barrett
Con
Lord Blencathra
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
LD
Mr Colin Breed
LD
Annette Brooke
LD
Lord Burnett
UUP
David Burnside
LD
Sir Vince Cable
LD
Mrs Patsy Calton
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Con
Mr Peter Duncan
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Lord Flight
Con
Lord Garnier
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
LD
Sandra Gidley
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
James Gray
Lab
Mr David Hamilton
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Mr Nick Hawkins
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
LD
Mr David Heath
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Con
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Harwich and North Essex
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Baroness May of Maidenhead
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
SNP
Angus Robertson
Con
Sir Hugh Robertson (Sponsor)
Con
Dame Marion Roe
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
LD
Sir Bob Russell
SNP
Alex Salmond
Con
Andrew Selous
Con
Mr Keith Simpson
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Lord Swire
LD
Lord Tyler
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
SNP
Mike Weir
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Roger Williams
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Ann Winterton

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