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Death Of Paul Kenney In Portugal

EDM number 155 in 1993-94, proposed by Greville Janner on 01/12/1993.

That this House condemns the Portuguese Government and authorities for its failure to investigate the tragic death of Paul Kenney, whilst on holiday in Portugal in July; is outraged that the Portuguese authorities failed to take any steps to trace Paul's family, who were in Portugal at the time and were only informed of his death after his parents traced him to a local hospital, where the body had lain for four weeks after being found on a beach in Portimao, although on several visits to the hospital his parents were told that no person of his description had been admitted; expresses its dismay that even though Paul had telephone numbers on his person that would have helped identify him, neither the police nor the hospital made any effort to trace his next of kin; condemns the extraordinary discourtesy of the Portuguese Ambassador and his staff towards the honourable Member for Leicester West, when he sought to progress this matter on behalf of his constituents, the Kenney family; and demands that the Portuguese Government now take immediate action to investigate Paul Kenney's death, to inform the bereaved family of its causes and circumstances, and to apologise to the family for the disgraceful way in which it has treated them and their awful tragedy.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Greville Janner01/12/1993Leicester WestProposed
Max Madden02/12/1993Bradford WestSigned
Jim Dowd02/12/1993Lewisham WestSigned
Jeremy Corbyn02/12/1993Islington NorthSigned
Eric Clarke02/12/1993MidlothianSigned
Alex Carlile02/12/1993MontgomerySigned
Alan Meale02/12/1993MansfieldSigned
William McKelvey02/12/1993Kilmarnock & LoudounSigned
John McAllion02/12/1993Dundee EastSigned
Ernie Ross02/12/1993Dundee WestSigned
Robert Parry02/12/1993Liverpool, RiversideSigned
Harry Barnes06/12/1993North East DerbyshireSigned
Ken Livingstone07/12/1993Brent EastSigned
Jimmy Dunnachie07/12/1993Glasgow, PollokSigned
Greg Pope08/12/1993HyndburnSigned
Jack Thompson08/12/1993WansbeckSigned
John Gunnell08/12/1993Leeds South and MorleySigned
Tommy Graham08/12/1993Renfrew West and InverclydeSigned
John Evans08/12/1993St Helens NorthSigned
John Cummings08/12/1993EasingtonSigned
Harry Cohen08/12/1993LeytonSigned
Michael Clapham08/12/1993Barnsley West & PenistoneSigned
Ian McCartney08/12/1993MakerfieldSigned
Lynne Jones08/12/1993Birmingham, Selly OakSigned
Eric Illsley08/12/1993Barnsley CentralSigned
Mike Hall14/12/1993Warrington SouthSigned
Mike Gapes17/12/1993Ilford SouthSigned
Alan Keen09/02/1994Feltham & HestonSigned

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