Votes Of Labour Members On Defence

EDM number 1268 in 1990-91, proposed by Anthony Durant on 16/10/1991.

That this House notes that a large number of Labour honourable Members defied their Party Whip in the Vote on the Defence Estimates on 15th October 1991; and requests them to state where and how they would make the massive cuts in Defence approved by the Labour Party Conference - spelling out which regiments would be reduced or abolished; and what impact they expect cancellations of contracts to have on jobs in the defence industries.

This motion has been signed by a total of 65 MPs.