PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
BICENTENARY OF THE YEOMANRY (11 March 1994)
Motion Details
That this House wishes to mark the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Volunteer Yeomanry Cavalry in March, 1794 by congratulating and commending all those who have served as Yeomen in war and peace to preserve the freedom of the nation at home and abroad and who have maintained throughout the highest traditions of British arms, courage and valour whenever and wherever required; and notes that in recent times it has taken on every change and chance demanded of it with a willingness and professionalism that its founders would be proud of.
Sponsored by:
Sir Jerry Wiggin (Conservative)
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Party
Votes
%
Conservative
98
72%
Labour
23
17%
Not Available
5
4%
Democratic Unionist Party
3
2%
Liberal Democrat
3
2%
Ulster Unionist Party
2
1%
Crossbench
2
1%
Sponsor List (136 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Richard Alexander
Con
Michael Alison
Con
Sir Thomas Arnold
Con
Jack Aspinwall
Con
Mr Peter Atkinson
Con
Robert Banks
DUP
Lord Bannside
Con
Lord Bates
Con
Spencer Batiste
Con
Mr Vivian Bendall
Con
Sir Nicholas Bonsor
Con
Hartley Booth
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Lab
Roland Boyes
Con
Sir Rhodes Boyson
Lab
Lord Bradley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
Nicholas Budgen
Con
John Butcher
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
XB
Lord Carlile of Berriew
Con
John Carlisle
Con
Winston Churchill
Con
Dr Michael Clark
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Con
Michael Colvin
Lab
Frank Cook
Con
Anthony Coombs
Con
Lord Cormack
Con
James Couchman
Con
Mr James Cran
Lab
Lord Davies of Stamford
Lab
Mr John Denham
Con
Nirj Deva
Lab
Jim Dowd
Con
Sir Alan Duncan
XB
Lord Dykes
Lab
Ken Eastham
Lab
Derek Enright
Con
Sir Nicholas Fairbairn
Con
Dame Peggy Fenner
Con
Dudley Fishburn
Con
Sir Peter Fry
Sir George Gardiner
Con
Mr Christopher Gill
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
Mrs Teresa Gorman
Sir John Gorst
Mr Tommy Graham
Con
Sir Anthony Grant
Con
Harry Greenway
Con
Mr John Greenway
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Lab
Mr Mike Hall
Lab
Peter Hardy
Con
Andrew Hargreaves
Con
Lord Haselhurst
Con
Mr Nick Hawkins
Con
Warren Hawksley
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
Con
Sir Robert Hicks
Con
Sir James Hill
Con
Lord Horam
Lab
Lord Howarth of Newport
Con
Sir Ralph Howell
Con
Robert Hughes
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Lab
Lord Hutton of Furness
Lab
Mr Adam Ingram
Con
Toby Jessel
Con
Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
Con
Lord Jopling
Sir James Kilfedder
Con
Lord King of Bridgwater
Con
Mr Roger Knapman
Con
Sir David Knox
Con
Sir Ivan Lawrence
Con
Sir James Lester
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
Con
Paul Marland
Con
Sir Michael Marshall
Lab
Sir Ian McCartney
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
Lab
Gordon McMaster
Con
Sir David Mitchell
Con
Sir Roger Moate
Con
Mr Patrick Nicholls
Con
David Nicholson
Con
Lord Onslow of Woking
Lab
Lord Orme
Con
Mr Richard Page
Con
Sir Geoffrey Pattie
Con
Mrs Elizabeth Peacock
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Con
Barry Porter
Con
William Powell
Con
Tim Rathbone
Lab
Lord Reid of Cardowan
Con
Dame Marion Roe
UUP
Mr William Ross
Con
Dame Angela Rumbold
Con
Mr David Shaw
Con
Sir Giles Shaw
Con
Sir Colin Shepherd
Con
Sir Michael Shersby
Con
Sir Dudley Smith
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Con
Sir Keith Speed
Con
Lord Spicer
Con
Sir James Spicer
Con
Michael Stephen
Con
Michael Stern
Con
Walter Sweeney
Con
Sir Teddy Taylor
Lab
Lord Temple-Morris
Con
Patrick Thompson
Con
Sir Donald Thompson
Con
Sir Malcolm Thornton
LD
Peter Thurnham
Con
Mr John Townend
Con
Sir Cyril Townsend
Con
Richard Tracey
Con
Sir Neville Trotter
Con
Sir Gerard Vaughan
Con
Sir Peter Viggers
Lab
Sir Harold Walker
Con
Sir John Ward
Con
John Watts
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
Con
Sir Jerry Wiggin (Sponsor)
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Con
Mark Wolfson
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