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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
SIZE OF THE FLEET IN TRAFALGAR BICENTENARY YEAR (22 June 2005)

Motion Details

That this House congratulates the Trafalgar 200 team at the Ministry of Defence for organising the international fleet review in the Solent on 28th June, the first fleet review since the Silver Jubilee of 1977; notes with surprise the decision to rebrand the competing fleets in the re-enacted battle as Red and Blue; regrets the Government's decision to inflict cuts in the number of frontline British warships to below the total in the modern French Navy; and calls for the effects of the cannabalisation of existing Royal Navy vessels identified in the National Audit Office Report on Military Readiness to be rectified as a matter of urgency in view of the UK's worldwide commitments in the 21st century.

Sponsored by:
The Marquess of Lothian (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
54
86%
 
 
Independent
5
8%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
2
3%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
1
2%
 
 
Not Available
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (63 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Lord Bellingham
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Con
James Brokenshire
Con
Alistair Burt
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Con
Mr James Clappison
Derek Conway
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
Con
Christopher Fraser
Con
Lord Garnier
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
Lord Goodman of Wycombe
Con
Michael Gove
Con
James Gray
Ind
Justine Greening
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Con
Mr Mark Harper
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
Con
Charles Hendry
Con
Adam Holloway
Con
Lord Horam
Con
Sir Gerald Howarth
Con
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Con
Mr David Jones
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
The Marquess of Lothian (Sponsor)
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Mr Andrew Mackay
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Con
Lord McLoughlin
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Con
David Mundell
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Con
Sir James Paice
Ind
Mr Andrew Pelling
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Con
Lord Robathan
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Con
Mr David Ruffley
Con
Andrew Selous
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Sir Gary Streeter
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Con
Mr Ben Wallace
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Mr Rob Wilson
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Con
Sir Jeremy Wright
Kenilworth and Southam

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