PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
IMPRISONMENT OF IRANIAN LABOUR ACTIVISTS (8 December 2005)
Motion Details
That this House expresses its deep concern at the imprisonment by the Iranian government of seven Iranian labour activists for organising a May Day rally in the city of Saghez in 2004 and for organising a trade union organisation independent of the Iranian state; and calls upon the UK Government to press the Iranian government for the release of these activists and the dropping of these charges.
Sponsored by:
John McDonnell (Labour)
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Party
Votes
%
Labour
30
57%
Liberal Democrat
7
13%
Independent
7
13%
Conservative
2
4%
Plaid Cymru
2
4%
Democratic Unionist Party
2
4%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
4%
Your Party
1
2%
Sponsor List (53 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
LD
John Barrett
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Mr Colin Breed
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Jim Devine
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Lab
Dr David Drew
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Ind
Dame Louise Ellman
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Mr David Hamilton
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Lab
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Washington and Gateshead South
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Dame Diana Johnson
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
LD
Mr John Leech
Lab
David Lepper
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Mr David Marshall
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Lab
John McDonnell (Sponsor)
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Lab
Albert Owen
Ind
Mr Andrew Pelling
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
PC
Adam Price
Con
Mark Pritchard
The Wrekin
LD
John Pugh
Lab
Mr Ken Purchase
Lab
Mr Mohammad Sarwar
Lab
Alan Simpson
Ind
Bob Spink
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
LD
Mr Mark Williams
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
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