PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
BEARSKIN CAPS (6 March 2007)
Motion Details
That this House recognises that public opinion polls show that almost 70 per cent. of the British population wants the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to stop using real fur for the ceremonial bearskin caps worn by the five guards regiments; notes that these caps have no military significance and involve unnecessary cruelty; and invites the MoD to end their use and substitute hats made from a modern synthetic material.
Sponsored by:
Miss Ann Widdecombe (Conservative)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
93
66%
Liberal Democrat
32
23%
Independent
8
6%
Conservative
3
2%
Scottish National Party
2
1%
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
Not Available
1
1%
Sponsor List (141 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
LD
Danny Alexander
Lab
Mr Graham Allen
Con
Sir David Amess
Lab
Janet Anderson
Lab
Charlotte Atkins
Lab
John Austin
LD
Norman Baker
LD
John Barrett
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
Lab
Lord Beamish
Lab
Dame Anne Begg
Lab
Roger Berry
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Annette Brooke
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
Lab
Ms Lyn Brown
Lab
Chris Bryant
Rhondda and Ogmore
Lab
Richard Burden
Lab
Colin Burgon
LD
Baroness Burt of Solihull
Lab
Dawn Butler
Brent East
Con
Sir John Butterfill
LD
Sir Vince Cable
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Colin Challen
Ind
Mr David Chaytor
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Ann Clwyd
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Frank Cook
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Ind
Mr Dai Davies
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dowd
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Dame Angela Eagle
Wallasey
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Paul Farrelly
Lab
Mark Fisher
Lab
Paul Flynn
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
Lab
Dr Hywel Francis
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
LD
Sandra Gidley
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Ind
Lady Hermon
LD
Paul Holmes
LD
Martin Horwood
LD
Simon Hughes
LD
Chris Huhne
LD
Mark Hunter
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Lab
Glenda Jackson
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Sir Gerald Kaufman
Lab
Sadiq Khan
Lab
Mr David Kidney
LD
Baroness Kramer
LD
Norman Lamb
Lab
Mr Bob Laxton
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
LD
Mr John Leech
Lab
David Lepper
Lab
Tony Lloyd
Lab
Mr Andrew Love
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Lab
Mr Shahid Malik
Lab
Rob Marris
Lab
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews
Lab
Mr Eric Martlew
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Lab
Kerry McCarthy
Bristol East
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Jim McGovern
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Lab
Mrs Madeleine Moon
Lab
Julie Morgan
Lab
Mr Elliot Morley
LD
Greg Mulholland
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Lab
Mr Denis Murphy
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
Ind
Mr Andrew Pelling
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
Lab
Gwyn Prosser
LD
John Pugh
Lab
Mr Ken Purchase
LD
Mr Alan Reid
LD
Willie Rennie
Lab
Mrs Linda Riordan
Lab
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Martin Salter
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders
Clare Short
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Geraldine Smith
Lab
Sir Peter Soulsby
Lab
Ian Stewart
Lab
Dr Howard Stoate
Lab
Dr Gavin Strang
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Lab
David Taylor
LD
Sarah Teather
Lab
Mr Mark Todd
Lab
Jon Trickett
Normanton and Hemsworth
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Lab
Joan Walley
SNP
Mike Weir
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe (Sponsor)
PC
Hywel Williams
LD
Mr Mark Williams
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
LD
Jenny Willott
SNP
Pete Wishart
Perth and Kinross-shire
Lab
Mike Wood
Lab
David Wright
Lab
Mr Anthony Wright
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