PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
LATE CORETTA SCOTT KING (2 February 2006)
Motion Details
That this House regrets the sad passing of Coretta Scott King, wife of Dr Martin Luther King, at the age of 78 years; remembers Mrs Kingas a committed and effective campaigner for civil rights and against poverty in her own right, including her promotion of the adoption of Martin Luther King Day in the USA; admires her participation in, and organisation of, peaceful protests against discrimination in often hostile and threatening environments; and sends its sympathies to Mrs King's family.
Sponsored by:
Keith Vaz (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
41
56%
Liberal Democrat
11
15%
Conservative
7
10%
Independent
5
7%
Plaid Cymru
2
3%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
3%
Your Party
1
1%
Speaker
1
1%
Workers Party of Britain
1
1%
Not Available
1
1%
Lord Speaker
1
1%
Sponsor List (73 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
Lab
John Battle
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Simon Burns
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Derek Conway
Lab
Rosie Cooper
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Dr David Drew
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Lab
Dame Angela Eagle
Wallasey
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Mark Fisher
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Dr Hywel Francis
WPB
George Galloway
LD
Sandra Gidley
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
John Hemming
Lab
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Washington and Gateshead South
LD
Paul Holmes
LD
David Howarth
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
LD
Mark Hunter
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Con
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Lab
Lynne Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Lab
Mr Fraser Kemp
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
LD
Mr John Leech
Lab
David Lepper
Lab
Tony Lloyd
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
The Marquess of Lothian
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Lab
Rob Marris
Lab
Mr David Marshall
Con
Baroness May of Maidenhead
Lab
Chris McCafferty
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lord Speaker
Lord McFall of Alcluith
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Lab
Julie Morgan
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
Lab
Mr Ken Purchase
LD
Paul Rowen
Lab
Mr Mohammad Sarwar
Lab
Alan Simpson
Ind
Bob Spink
LD
Jo Swinson
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Con
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Lab
Keith Vaz (Sponsor)
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
PC
Hywel Williams
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Stephen Williams
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