Decision Of Stipendiary Magistrate Roger Davies
EDM number 188 in 1989-90, proposed by Roland Boyes on 12/12/1989.
That this House condemns the decision of Stipendiary Magistrate Roger Davies for not sentencing Mr Alan McDonald of Richmond to a jail sentence for being found guilty of a fourth drink driving offence; notes Mr McDonald drives a ú60,000 Ferrari and earns in excess of ú50, 000; does not condone the behaviour of dinner lady Susan Parker who was driving over the limit but notes that she was jailed for two weeks; condemns the attitude of some judges and magistrates who clearly have one law for the rich and another for the poor; and calls upon the Lord Chancellor to investigate the sentence on Alan McDonald.
This motion has been signed by a total of 24 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Boyes | 12/12/1989 | Houghton and Washington | Proposed | |
| Lewis Moonie | 12/12/1989 | Kirkcaldy | Signed | |
| Diane Abbott | 12/12/1989 | Hackney North & Stoke Newington | Signed | |
| Ernie Ross | 13/12/1989 | Dundee West | Signed | |
| David Hinchliffe | 13/12/1989 | Wakefield | Signed | |
| John McAllion | 13/12/1989 | Dundee East | Signed | |
| William McKelvey | 13/12/1989 | Kilmarnock & Loudoun | Signed | |
| Terry Davis | 13/12/1989 | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Signed | |
| Norman Godman | 13/12/1989 | Greenock and Port Glasgow | Signed | |
| Harry Barnes | 13/12/1989 | North East Derbyshire | Signed | |
| Gerry Steinberg | 13/12/1989 | Durham, City of | Signed | |
| Keith Bradley | 14/12/1989 | Manchester, Withington | Signed | |
| Harry Cohen | 14/12/1989 | Leyton | Signed | |
| Jeff Rooker | 14/12/1989 | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Signed | |
| Eric Illsley | 19/12/1989 | Barnsley Central | Signed | |
| Tony Lloyd | 19/12/1989 | Stretford | Signed | |
| Ian McCartney | 19/12/1989 | Makerfield | Signed | |
| James Wray | 19/12/1989 | Glasgow Provan | Signed | |
| Jack Thompson | 21/12/1989 | Wansbeck | Signed | |
| John Home Robertson | 18/01/1990 | East Lothian | Signed | |
| Allan Rogers | 25/01/1990 | Rhondda | Signed | |
| Jimmy Hood | 25/01/1990 | Clydesdale | Signed | |
| Doug Hoyle | 30/01/1990 | Warrington North | Signed | |
| Martyn Jones | 31/01/1990 | Clwyd South West | Signed |
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