PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO COLOMBIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES (18 December 2003)
Motion Details
That this House notes with concern that Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world in which to be a trade unionist with 184 people killed in 2002 for their trade union activities, more than the rest of the world combined; further notes that the overwhelming majority of abuses against trade unionists are carried out by paramilitary organisations which have documented links to the Colombian state security forces; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to freeze all military and security assistance to Colombia until the bonds between the state and paramilitary forces are severed, in accordance with the policies of Colombia, UK and international human rights organisations and trade unions, such as the TUC-backed Justice for Colombia coalition and development charity War on Want.
Sponsored by:
Tony Lloyd (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
163
68%
Liberal Democrat
46
19%
Independent
8
3%
Scottish National Party
5
2%
Plaid Cymru
4
2%
Non-affiliated
3
1%
Conservative
2
1%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
1%
Your Party
1
0%
The Independent Group for Change
1
0%
Crossbench
1
0%
Workers Party of Britain
1
0%
Not Available
1
0%
Lord Speaker
1
0%
Sponsor List (239 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lord Allan of Hallam
Lab
Ms Candy Atherton
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Vera Baird
LD
Norman Baker
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
LD
John Barrett
Lab
John Battle
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
Lab
Dame Anne Begg
LD
Lord Beith
Lab
Mr Joe Benton
Lab
Roger Berry
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
Lab
Mr Bob Blizzard
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Lab
Lord Bradley
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Lab
Kevin Brennan
LD
Annette Brooke
LD
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Lab
Ms Karen Buck
Lab
Richard Burden
Lab
Colin Burgon
LD
Paul Burstow
LD
Sir Vince Cable
LD
Mrs Patsy Calton
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Mrs Anne Campbell
LD
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Colin Challen
Ind
Mr David Chaytor
LD
Lord Chidgey
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Lab
Mr Tony Clarke
Lab
Ann Clwyd
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Mr Iain Coleman
Lab
Mr Tony Colman
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Frank Cook
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
LD
Lord Cotter
Lab
Jim Cousins
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Sir Ross Cranston
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Jon Cruddas
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Valerie Davey
Lab
Wayne David
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Parmjit Dhanda
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Mr Brian H. Donohoe
Lab
Mr Frank Doran
LD
Sue Doughty
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody
Lab
Dame Angela Eagle
Wallasey
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
SNP
Annabelle Ewing
Lab
Paul Farrelly
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
Lab
Mark Fisher
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Barbara Follett
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
Lab
Dr Hywel Francis
WPB
George Galloway
IGC
Mike Gapes
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
LD
Sandra Gidley
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
LD
Matthew Green
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Lab
John Grogan
Lab
Mr David Hamilton
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Dr Evan Harris
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Lab
Mr Doug Henderson
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Stephen Hesford
Lab
David Heyes
Baroness Hoey
LD
Paul Holmes
Lab
Mr Jim Hood
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
LD
Simon Hughes
Lab
Mrs Joan Humble
SDLP
Mr John Hume
Lab
Mr Alan Hurst
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Glenda Jackson
Lab
Helen Jackson
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Mr Jon Owen Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
Lab
Mr Peter Kilfoyle
Lab
Andy King
LD
Norman Lamb
LD
Mr David Laws
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
Lab
David Lepper
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Lab
Tony Lloyd (Sponsor)
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Ian C. Lucas
Lab
Mr Iain Luke
Lab
Mr John Lyons
Lab
Mr John MacDougall
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Judy Mallaber
Lab
Rob Marris
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Lab
Mr David Marshall
Lab
Mr Jim Marshall
Lab
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lord Speaker
Lord McFall of Alcluith
SDLP
Mr Eddie McGrady
Lab
Ann McKechin
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr John McWilliam
Lab
Mr Michael Meacher
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Lab
Chris Mole
LD
Michael Moore
Lab
Julie Morgan
Lab
Mr George Mudie
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
Lab
Mr Bill Olner
LD
Lembit Öpik
Lab
Diana Organ
Lab
Sandra Osborne
Lab
Albert Owen
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Mr Kerry Pollard
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
Lab
Mr Gordon Prentice
PC
Adam Price
Lab
Gwyn Prosser
LD
John Pugh
Lab
Syd Rapson
LD
Mr Alan Reid
LD
Mr David Rendel
SNP
Angus Robertson
Lab
John Robertson
Lab
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
Lab
Mr Frank Roy
Lab
Chris Ruane
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
Lab
Christine Russell
LD
Sir Bob Russell
SNP
Alex Salmond
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders
Lab
Mr Mohammad Sarwar
Lab
Mr Malcolm Savidge
Lab
Phil Sawford
LD
Mr Brian Sedgemore
Lab
Jonathan Shaw
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman
Lab
Jim Sheridan
Lab
Ms Debra Shipley
Clare Short
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Lord Smith of Finsbury
Lab
John Smith
Lab
Llew Smith
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Lab
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
Lab
Dr Gavin Strang
Lab
Lord Stratford
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
LD
Lord Stunell
Lab
Sir Mark Tami
Alyn and Deeside
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Lab
David Taylor
LD
Sarah Teather
PC
Mr Simon Thomas
LD
Viscount Thurso
Lab
Paddy Tipping
Baroness Tonge
Lab
Jon Trickett
Normanton and Hemsworth
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Mr Bill Tynan
Lab
Keith Vaz
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
LD
Steve Webb
SNP
Mike Weir
Lab
Brian White
PC
Hywel Williams
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Roger Williams
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
SNP
Pete Wishart
Perth and Kinross-shire
Lab
Mike Wood
Lab
Tony Worthington
Lab
David Wright
Lab
Dr Tony Wright
Lab
Derek Wyatt
LD
Richard Younger-Ross
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