Solicitors For Sheikh Of Abu Dhabi And The Legal Aid Process
EDM number 1421 in 1993-94, proposed by Keith Vaz on 29/06/1994.
That this House notes with grave concern the contents of a letter dated 11th March from Ms Simons and Simmons Solicitors to Mr Jon Owne of the Legal Aid Board in which the solicitors acting on behalf of His Highness Shaikh Zayed Bin-Sulla Al Nahyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emirates, seeks to make representations to deny former employees of the Bank of Commerce and Credit International legal aid to pursue a claim against him; considers it an outrage that the ruler of a foreign country who claims immunity in British courts should interfere in the question of granting legal aid; and calls on the Lord Chancellor and the Foreign Secretary to immediately initiate an inquiry.
This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Vaz | 29/06/1994 | Leicester East | Proposed | |
| John Cummings | 30/06/1994 | Easington | Signed | |
| Harry Barnes | 30/06/1994 | North East Derbyshire | Signed | |
| Dennis Turner | 30/06/1994 | Wolverhampton South East | Signed | |
| Lynne Jones | 04/07/1994 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Signed | |
| Jim Dowd | 04/07/1994 | Lewisham West | Signed | |
| Janet Anderson | 04/07/1994 | Rossendale & Darwen | Signed | |
| Jean Corston | 05/07/1994 | Bristol East | Signed | |
| Derek Enright | 05/07/1994 | Hemsworth | Signed | |
| Jimmy Dunnachie | 05/07/1994 | Glasgow, Pollok | Signed | |
| Michael Connarty | 05/07/1994 | Falkirk East | Signed | |
| David Clelland | 05/07/1994 | Tyne Bridge | Signed | |
| Bill Michie | 05/07/1994 | Sheffield, Heeley | Signed | |
| Ken Livingstone | 05/07/1994 | Brent East | Signed | |
| Ken Purchase | 05/07/1994 | Wolverhampton North East | Signed | |
| Ian McCartney | 06/07/1994 | Makerfield | Signed | |
| Bill Etherington | 06/07/1994 | Sunderland North | Signed | |
| Tommy Graham | 06/07/1994 | Renfrew West and Inverclyde | Signed | |
| Tony Banks | 06/07/1994 | Newham North West | Signed | |
| Dale Campbell-Savours | 07/07/1994 | Workington | Signed | |
| Michael Clapham | 07/07/1994 | Barnsley West & Penistone | Signed | |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 08/07/1994 | Islington North | Signed | |
| Mike Hall | 13/07/1994 | Warrington South | Signed | |
| Mike Gapes | 20/07/1994 | Ilford South | Signed | |
| John Gunnell | 20/07/1994 | Leeds South and Morley | Signed |
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