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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
UNARMED BRITISH BOBBY (29 March 1993)

Motion Details

That this House notes that honourable Members have witnessed a demonstration of the various types of modern police batons now available; urges the Home Secretary to authorise and encourage the police to conduct trials with the expandable side-handled baton which offers men and women officers the best protection from assault and has unique qualities in restraining assailants whilst avoiding unnecessary injury; and considers that the carrying of this baton would not change the perceptions of the British bobby as an unarmed officer and would have the full support of the public.

Sponsored by:
Sir Michael Shersby (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
45
56%
 
 
Labour
31
38%
 
 
Not Available
2
2%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
1
1%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
1
1%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (81 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Richard Alexander
Lab
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Lab
Janet Anderson
Con
Robert Banks
Lab
Sir Kevin Barron
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
Con
Dr John Blackburn
Con
John Carlisle
Con
Winston Churchill
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Con
Michael Colvin
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Frank Cook
Con
Anthony Coombs
Con
James Couchman
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Con
Nirj Deva
Con
Terry Dicks
Lab
Jim Dowd
Con
Sir Alan Duncan
Lab
Jimmy Dunnachie
Con
Sir Anthony Durant
Lab
Ken Eastham
Lab
Lord Evans of Parkside
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Mr Roger Evans
Con
Dame Peggy Fenner
Con
Sir Peter Fry
Sir George Gardiner
Con
Mr Christopher Gill
Lab
Baroness Golding
Con
Mrs Teresa Gorman
Con
Mr John Greenway
Con
Sir John Hannam
Lab
Lord Hanson of Flint
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Warren Hawksley
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
Con
Sir James Hill
Lab
Dr Kim Howells
Lab
Lord Hutton of Furness
Con
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Harwich and North Essex
Lab
Lord Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Con
Sir David Lidington
Lab
Robert Litherland
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Lab
Andrew Mackinlay
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
Con
Lady Olga Maitland
Con
Paul Marland
Lab
Mr Alan Milburn
Con
Sir Michael Neubert
Con
David Nicholson
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Gordon Oakes
Con
Mr Richard Page
Lab
Lord Pendry
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Mr Allan Rogers
Con
Sir Giles Shaw
Con
Sir Colin Shepherd
Con
Sir Michael Shersby (Sponsor)
Con
Sir Trevor Skeet
Con
Sir Dudley Smith
Con
Lord Spicer
Con
Michael Stephen
Con
Sir Teddy Taylor
Lab
Lord Temple-Morris
Lab
Paddy Tipping
Con
Mr John Townend
Con
Richard Tracey
Lab
Keith Vaz
Con
Sir John Ward
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton

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