PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
SALE OF KNIVES ON eBAY (19 July 2010)

Motion Details

That this House notes that last week eBay relaxed restrictions on the type of knives that it sells; furthernotes that this makes certain types of knives previously banned more accessible to young people; considers this to be socially irresponsible considering the prevalence of knife crime in many inner cities; and asks eBay to review its change in policy.

Sponsored by:
Ms Diane Abbott (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
22
56%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
5
13%
 
 
Independent
4
10%
 
 
Conservative
2
5%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
5%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
2
5%
 
 
Your Party
1
3%
 
 
Alliance
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (39 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott (Sponsor)
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Rushanara Ali
Bethnal Green and Stepney
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Tom Brake
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Scunthorpe
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Jim Dobbin
SDLP
Mark Durkan
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
Helen Goodman
Ind
Andrew Gwynne
Lab
Mr David Hamilton
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Lab
Julie Hilling
Lab
Mr Jim Hood
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Sir George Howarth
LD
Simon Hughes
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Glenda Jackson
LD
Mr John Leech
APNI
Naomi Long
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Dame Chi Onwurah
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Lab
Stephen Pound
Lab
Steve Rotheram
Lab
Lindsay Roy
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
DUP
David Simpson
Con
Andrew Stephenson
LD
Stephen Williams

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