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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
STATE FUNERAL FOR THE LAST VETERAN OF THE GREAT WAR (19 December 2005)

Motion Details

That this House notes with enormous gratitude the sacrifice made by all United Kingdom armed forces through the ages in defence of this country and its values; notes particularly the very special nature of the sacrifice made by those who fought in the First World War in appalling conditions and with terrible loss of life; further notes that there are very few veterans of the First World War still living in the United Kingdom; and urges the Prime Minister to recommend to Her Majesty that the particular nature of their sacrifice be acknowledged and celebrated by granting a state funeral to the last British veteran of the First World War at the time of his death.

Sponsored by:
Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
35
36%
 
 
Conservative
29
30%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
16
16%
 
 
Independent
11
11%
 
 
Speaker
1
1%
 
 
Reform UK
1
1%
 
 
Crossbench
1
1%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
1%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (97 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Adam Afriyie
Lab
Mr Graham Allen
Lab
Janet Anderson
Lord Austin of Dudley
Lab
Gordon Banks
Lab
Ms Celia Barlow
LD
John Barrett
Lab
Mr Joe Benton
Con
Mr Brian Binley
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
James Brokenshire
Ind
Mr Nicholas Brown
LD
Mr Jeremy Browne
Lab
Chris Bryant
Rhondda and Ogmore
Con
Mr David Burrowes
Con
Alistair Burt
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Ind
Mr Douglas Carswell
Lab
Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
Con
Greg Clark
Derek Conway
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Con
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Lab
Jim Dobbin
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Lab
Mr Brian H. Donohoe
Con
Sir James Duddridge
Con
Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Sponsor)
Chingford and Woodford Green
Con
Philip Dunne
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Lab
Paul Farrelly
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
Lab
Paul Flynn
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Bruce George
Lab
Linda Gilroy
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Con
Stephen Hammond
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Con
Greg Hands
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Washington and Gateshead South
Con
Adam Holloway
LD
Martin Horwood
Lab
Sir George Howarth
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
LD
Mark Hunter
Con
Mr Nick Hurd
Lab
Mrs Siân C. James
Con
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Harwich and North Essex
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Con
Mr David Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Lab
Mr Fraser Kemp
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
LD
Mr David Laws
LD
Mr John Leech
Con
Tim Loughton
Lab
Andrew Mackinlay
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Con
Mr Brooks Newmark
LD
Lembit Öpik
Ind
Mr Andrew Pelling
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Con
Mark Pritchard
The Wrekin
Lab
Mr Jamie Reed
Lab
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
LD
Dan Rogerson
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders
Lab
Mr Mohammad Sarwar
Con
Mr Lee Scott
Lab
Alison Seabeck
Con
Lord Spicer
Ind
Bob Spink
Lab
David Taylor
Lab
Emily Thornberry
Islington South and Finsbury
Con
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Con
Sir Charles Walker
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
LD
Mr Mark Williams
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Roger Williams
LD
Stephen Williams
Lab
Mr Anthony Wright
LD
Richard Younger-Ross

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