Free Contraception
EDM number 526 in 1997-98, proposed by Martyn Jones on 28/11/1997.
That this House belives that free contraception should continue to be available on demand in the United Kingdom so that women and men can continue to plan their families and promote reproductive health; notes that free availability of contraception since 1974 has played a vital part in allowing women to regulate their fertility but that the rate of unplanned pregnancy, and consequently abortion, is still high; suggests that Her Majesty's Government should seek ways of enabling people to use methods of family planning more effectively and should reject in principle any changes, such as the introduction of a charge for prescribed methods of family planning, which might discourage the use of such methods; believes that the introduction of charges for these methods would fall disproportionately on women, as they are the users of prescribed methods, and would create an anomalous situation where a woman could obtain NHS services such as ante-natal care, maternity care and abortion procedures free of cost but not contraceptives; and believes that this would lead to an increase in the number of unplanned and unwanted pregnancies.
This motion has been signed by a total of 98 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
Martyn Jones | 28/11/1997 | Clwyd South | Labour | Proposed |
John Austin | 04/12/1997 | Erith & Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
Brian Sedgemore | 05/12/1997 | Hackney South & Shoreditch | Labour | Signed |
Jenny Tonge | 05/12/1997 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Ernie Ross | 08/12/1997 | Dundee West | Labour | Signed |
Evan Harris | 08/12/1997 | Oxford West & Abingdon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Harry Cohen | 08/12/1997 | Leyton & Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
Dafydd Wigley | 08/12/1997 | Caernarfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Fiona Mactaggart | 09/12/1997 | Slough | Labour | Signed |
Peter Viggers | 09/12/1997 | Gosport | Conservative | Signed |
John Swinney | 09/12/1997 | North Tayside | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Ian Gibson | 09/12/1997 | Norwich North | Labour | Signed |
David Crausby | 09/12/1997 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
Paul Clark | 09/12/1997 | Gillingham | Labour | Signed |
Graham Brady | 09/12/1997 | Altrincham & Sale West | Conservative | Signed |
Martin O'Neill | 09/12/1997 | Ochil | Labour | Signed |
Kelvin Hopkins | 09/12/1997 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
Phyllis Starkey | 09/12/1997 | Milton Keynes South West | Labour | Signed |
Jonathan R Shaw | 09/12/1997 | Chatham & Aylesford | Labour | Signed |
Adrian Sanders | 09/12/1997 | Torbay | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Denis Murphy | 10/12/1997 | Wansbeck | Labour | Signed |
Mike Wood | 10/12/1997 | Batley & Spen | Labour | Signed |
Joe Ashton | 10/12/1997 | Bassetlaw | Labour | Signed |
Tommy Graham | 10/12/1997 | West Renfrewshire | Labour | Signed |
Donald Gorrie | 10/12/1997 | Edinburgh West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Sandra Osborne | 10/12/1997 | Ayr | Labour | Signed |
Linda Perham | 10/12/1997 | Ilford North | Labour | Signed |
Lynne Jones | 10/12/1997 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
Elfyn Llwyd | 10/12/1997 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Julie Kirkbride | 10/12/1997 | Bromsgrove | Conservative | Signed |
Alan Simpson | 11/12/1997 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
Doug Naysmith | 11/12/1997 | Bristol North West | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
Edward Davey | 11/12/1997 | Kingston & Surbiton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Jane Griffiths | 11/12/1997 | Reading East | Labour | Signed |
Ian Stewart | 11/12/1997 | Eccles | Labour | Signed |
Desmond Turner | 11/12/1997 | Brighton, Kemptown | Labour | Signed |
Rudi Vis | 11/12/1997 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
Angela Smith | 15/12/1997 | Basildon | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
Maria Eagle | 15/12/1997 | Liverpool, Garston | Labour | Signed |
Austin Mitchell | 16/12/1997 | Great Grimsby | Labour | Signed |
Jim Cunningham | 16/12/1997 | Coventry South | Labour | Signed |
Bill Etherington | 16/12/1997 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
Maria Fyfe | 16/12/1997 | Glasgow, Maryhill | Labour | Signed |
Jacqui Smith | 17/12/1997 | Redditch | Labour | Signed |
John McAllion | 17/12/1997 | Dundee East | Labour | Signed |
Janet Dean | 18/12/1997 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
Steve Webb | 18/12/1997 | Northavon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Barbara Follett | 18/12/1997 | Stevenage | Labour | Signed |
John Maxton | 18/12/1997 | Glasgow, Cathcart | Labour | Signed |
John Cryer | 18/12/1997 | Hornchurch | Labour | Signed |
Andy King | 18/12/1997 | Rugby & Kenilworth | Labour | Signed |
Brian Iddon | 22/12/1997 | Bolton South East | Labour | Signed |
Peter Brand | 22/12/1997 | Isle of Wight | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Ann Cryer | 22/12/1997 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
Alice Mahon | 12/01/1998 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
Vincent Cable | 12/01/1998 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Teresa Gorman | 12/01/1998 | Billericay | Conservative | Signed |
Simon Hughes | 14/01/1998 | North Southwark & Bermondsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Ken Livingstone | 14/01/1998 | Brent East | Labour | Signed |
Jeffrey M Donaldson | 14/01/1998 | Lagan Valley | UUP | Signed |
Audrey Wise | 15/01/1998 | Preston | Labour | Signed |
Harold Best | 15/01/1998 | Leeds North West | Labour | Signed |
Chris Ruane | 15/01/1998 | Vale of Clwyd | Labour | Signed |
Margaret Ewing | 16/01/1998 | Moray | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Paul Truswell | 16/01/1998 | Pudsey | Labour | Signed |
Jimmy Wray | 16/01/1998 | Glasgow, Baillieston | Labour | Signed |
Allan Rogers | 19/01/1998 | Rhondda | Labour | Signed |
Andrew Stunell | 19/01/1998 | Hazel Grove | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Betty Williams | 19/01/1998 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
Julie Morgan | 20/01/1998 | Cardiff North | Labour | Signed |
Peter Robinson | 20/01/1998 | Belfast East | DUP | Signed |
Dennis Skinner | 21/01/1998 | Bolsover | Labour | Signed |
John McDonnell | 21/01/1998 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Signed |
Laura Moffatt | 22/01/1998 | Crawley | Labour | Signed |
Martin Caton | 22/01/1998 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
Ieuan Wyn Jones | 23/01/1998 | Ynys M | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Graham Stringer | 26/01/1998 | Manchester, Blackley | Labour | Signed |
Matthew Taylor | 27/01/1998 | Truro & St Austell | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Richard Livsey | 28/01/1998 | Brecon & Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Gareth Thomas | 29/01/1998 | Clwyd West | Labour | Signed |
Colin Breed | 30/01/1998 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Louise Ellman | 03/02/1998 | Liverpool, Riverside | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
Jenny Jones | 05/02/1998 | Wolverhampton South West | Labour | Signed |
Andrew George | 06/02/1998 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Chris McCafferty | 10/02/1998 | Calder Valley | Labour | Signed |
Malcolm Chisholm | 10/02/1998 | Edinburgh North & Leith | Labour | Signed |
Michael Clapham | 23/02/1998 | Barnsley West & Penistone | Labour | Signed |
Nigel Jones | 26/02/1998 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Tom Brake | 26/02/1998 | Carshalton & Wallington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Howard Stoate | 26/02/1998 | Dartford | Labour | Signed |
Richard Allan | 06/03/1998 | Sheffield, Hallam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Terry Davis | 11/03/1998 | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Labour | Signed |
Malcolm Savidge | 12/03/1998 | Aberdeen North | Labour | Signed |
Ray Michie | 18/03/1998 | Argyll & Bute | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Neil Gerrard | 20/03/1998 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
Syd Rapson | 23/03/1998 | Portsmouth North | Labour | Signed |
Nick Harvey | 21/05/1998 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Margaret Hodge | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
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