PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
RIVERDANCE SEA RESCUE (4 February 2008)
Motion Details
That this House applauds the skill, dedication and bravery of the UK's emergency and rescue services in performing their duties on land and at sea; draws particular attention to all those involved in the rescue of the crew and passengers on board the stricken ferry Riverdance in horrendous weather conditions in the Irish Sea; and highlights the heroic efforts of the RAF Valley aircrew, Rich Taylor, Lee Turner, Giles Ratcliffe and John Stevens, the Royal Navy, and British and Irish coastguards in the operation.
Sponsored by:
Albert Owen (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
30
58%
Independent
7
13%
Conservative
5
10%
Democratic Unionist Party
4
8%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
4%
Speaker
1
2%
Your Party
1
2%
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
Liberal Democrat
1
2%
Sponsor List (52 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Martin Caton
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Jim Devine
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Lab
Dr David Drew
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Michael Jabez Foster
Lab
Dr Hywel Francis
Lab
Mr David Hamilton
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Ind
Lady Hermon
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Lab
Mrs Joan Humble
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Fraser Kemp
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Lab
Gordon Marsden
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Lab
Mr Denis Murphy
Lab
Albert Owen (Sponsor)
Con
Mark Pritchard
The Wrekin
Lab
Chris Ruane
Lab
Martin Salter
Lab
Jim Sheridan
Lab
Alan Simpson
DUP
David Simpson
Ind
Bob Spink
Lab
Keith Vaz
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
LD
Mr Mark Williams
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
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