David And Frederick Barclay
EDM number 793 in 1995-96, proposed by Ann Clwyd on 25/04/1996.
That this House deplores the action alleging public slander brought in the French criminal court of St. Malo by David and Frederick Barclay, owners of the Ritz, the Scotsman and, with others, the National Enquirer magazine, against the Director-General of the BBC and John Sweeney of the Observer; further deplores the use of French privacy legislation against the Observer to restrict freedom of speech in the United Kingdom; and calls on the Barclay twins to withdraw their actions in the French courts.
This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Clwyd | 25/04/1996 | Cynon Valley | Proposed | |
| Chris Mullin | 25/04/1996 | Sunderland South | Signed | |
| Ken Livingstone | 29/04/1996 | Brent East | Signed | |
| John Evans | 30/04/1996 | St Helens North | Signed | |
| John Gunnell | 30/04/1996 | Leeds South and Morley | Signed | |
| Andrew Faulds | 30/04/1996 | Warley East | Signed | |
| Kenneth Eastham | 30/04/1996 | Manchester, Blackley | Signed | |
| Michael Connarty | 30/04/1996 | Falkirk East | Signed | |
| Alice Mahon | 30/04/1996 | Halifax | Signed | |
| Eddie Loyden | 30/04/1996 | Liverpool, Garston | Signed | |
| Terry Rooney | 30/04/1996 | Bradford North | Signed | |
| Dennis Skinner | 01/05/1996 | Bolsover | Signed | |
| Norman Godman | 01/05/1996 | Greenock and Port Glasgow | Signed | |
| Tommy Graham | 01/05/1996 | Renfrew West and Inverclyde | Signed | |
| Peter Bottomley | 01/05/1996 | Eltham | Signed | |
| Mike Hall | 08/05/1996 | Warrington South | Signed | |
| John McWilliam | 09/05/1996 | Blaydon | Signed |
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