PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Judge-led public inquiry into the Horizon scandal (9 June 2020)
Motion Details
That this House recognises the life-changing injustices experienced by subpostmasters throughout the Horizon scandal; notes with the deepest sadness that subpostmasters have served custodial sentences and suffered bankruptcy for offences they did not commit; recognises the role of the Government in prolonging this crisis through not fulfilling their role of shareholder representation on the board of Post Office Limited; expresses concern at the scope and formation of the inquiry currently outlined by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; and strongly urges the Government to institute a judge-led public inquiry into this matter at the earliest opportunity.
Sponsored by:
Lord Beamish (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
60
40%
Scottish National Party
42
28%
Independent
13
9%
Liberal Democrat
11
7%
Conservative
7
5%
Democratic Unionist Party
7
5%
Plaid Cymru
3
2%
Alba Party
2
1%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
1%
Green Party
1
1%
Alliance
1
1%
Sponsor List (149 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Debbie Abrahams
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Lab
Tahir Ali
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Lab
Tonia Antoniazzi
Gower
SNP
Hannah Bardell
Lab
Paula Barker
Liverpool Wavertree
Lab
Lord Beamish (Sponsor)
Ind
Apsana Begum
Poplar and Limehouse
Lab
Hilary Benn
Leeds South
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
SNP
Mhairi Black
SNP
Ian Blackford
Con
Bob Blackman
Harrow East
SNP
Kirsty Blackman
Aberdeen North
Lab
Olivia Blake
Sheffield Hallam
SNP
Steven Bonnar
Lab
Kevin Brennan
Ind
Andrew Bridgen
SNP
Deidre Brock
SNP
Alan Brown
Lab
Chris Bryant
Rhondda and Ogmore
Ind
Richard Burgon
Leeds East
Lab
Dawn Butler
Brent East
Ind
Ian Byrne
Liverpool West Derby
SNP
Amy Callaghan
Con
Dr Lisa Cameron
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Dan Carden
Liverpool Walton
LD
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland
LD
Wendy Chamberlain
North East Fife
SNP
Douglas Chapman
SNP
Joanna Cherry
LD
Daisy Cooper
St Albans
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
SNP
Ronnie Cowan
SNP
Angela Crawley
Con
Dame Tracey Crouch
Lab
Jon Cruddas
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Judith Cummins
Bradford South
Lab
Alex Cunningham
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Ind
Geraint Davies
SNP
Martyn Day
SNP
Martin Docherty-Hughes
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
SNP
Dave Doogan
Angus and Perthshire Glens
SNP
Allan Dorans
Lab
Peter Dowd
Bootle
Lab
Dame Angela Eagle
Wallasey
Lab
Maria Eagle
Liverpool Garston
SDLP
Colum Eastwood
Foyle
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Lab
Julie Elliott
LD
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
APNI
Stephen Farry
SNP
Marion Fellows
Ind
Margaret Ferrier
SNP
Stephen Flynn
Aberdeen South
Lab
Yvonne Fovargue
Lab
Mary Kelly Foy
City of Durham
Lab
Barry Gardiner
Brent West
SNP
Patricia Gibson
DUP
Paul Girvan
SNP
Patrick Grady
SNP
Peter Grant
Lab
Margaret Greenwood
Lab
Andrew Gwynne
Gorton and Denton
SDLP
Claire Hanna
Belfast South and Mid Down
Alba
Neale Hanvey
Lab
Emma Hardy
Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Lab
Helen Hayes
Dulwich and West Norwood
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
SNP
Drew Hendry
LD
Wera Hobhouse
Bath
Lab
Rachel Hopkins
Luton South and South Bedfordshire
SNP
Stewart Hosie
Lab
Sir George Howarth
LD
Christine Jardine
Edinburgh West
Lab
Dan Jarvis
Barnsley North
Lab
Kim Johnson
Liverpool Riverside
PC
Ben Lake
Ceredigion Preseli
Lab
Ian Lavery
Blyth and Ashington
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
Lab
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
South Shields
Lab
Clive Lewis
Norwich South
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
SNP
David Linden
Lab
Tony Lloyd
DUP
Carla Lockhart
Upper Bann
Ind
Rebecca Long Bailey
Salford
Green
Caroline Lucas
Alba
Kenny MacAskill
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Lab
Steve McCabe
SNP
Stewart Malcolm McDonald
SNP
Stuart C McDonald
Lab
Catherine McKinnell
Newcastle upon Tyne North
SNP
Anne McLaughlin
SNP
John McNally
Lab
Ian Mearns
Lab
Navendu Mishra
Stockport
Con
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Sutton Coldfield
SNP
Carol Monaghan
LD
Layla Moran
Oxford West and Abingdon
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
SNP
Gavin Newlands
SNP
John Nicolson
SNP
Brendan O'Hara
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
LD
Sarah Olney
Richmond Park
Lab
Kate Osborne
Jarrow and Gateshead East
SNP
Kirsten Oswald
Lab
Sarah Owen
Luton North
DUP
Ian Paisley
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Lab
Christina Rees
Lab
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Clapham and Brixton Hill
DUP
Gavin Robinson
Belfast East
Lab
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman
SNP
Tommy Sheppard
Lab
Andy Slaughter
Hammersmith and Chiswick
SNP
Alyn Smith
Lab
Lord Spellar
SNP
Chris Stephens
LD
Jamie Stone
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
Ind
Zarah Sultana
Coventry South
Lab
Mark Tami
Alyn and Deeside
SNP
Alison Thewliss
SNP
Owen Thompson
SNP
Richard Thomson
Lab
Sir Stephen Timms
East Ham
Lab
Jon Trickett
Normanton and Hemsworth
Con
Martin Vickers
Brigg and Immingham
Ind
Claudia Webbe
SNP
Dr Philippa Whitford
Lab
Mick Whitley
PC
Hywel Williams
LD
Munira Wilson
Twickenham
DUP
Sammy Wilson
East Antrim
Lab
Beth Winter
SNP
Pete Wishart
Perth and Kinross-shire
Lab
Mohammad Yasin
Bedford
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