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Metropolitan Police And Racial Abuse

EDM number 649 in 1997-98, proposed by Vincent Cable on 15/01/1998.

That this House congratulates the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police for his prompt action in pursuing those police officers who have perpetrated serious racial abuse at Ealing Police Station; urges him to take action to demonstrate the complete commitment of the Police Service to racial equality; offers sympathy to those police officers in receipt of offensive mail; and hopes that the Metropolitan Police will put in train procedures to ensure that this type of abuse does not occur again.

This motion has been signed by a total of 51 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Vincent Cable15/01/1998TwickenhamLiberal DemocratProposed
Simon Hughes15/01/1998North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Piara S Khabra15/01/1998Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Paul Burstow15/01/1998Sutton & CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward Davey15/01/1998Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Ken Livingstone16/01/1998Brent EastLabourSigned
Harry Barnes16/01/1998North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar19/01/1998Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Tom Brake19/01/1998Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Harry Cohen19/01/1998Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
John Cryer19/01/1998HornchurchLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley20/01/1998Worthing WestConservativeSigned
John Austin20/01/1998Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Mike Hancock20/01/1998Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Cox20/01/1998TootingLabourSigned
Ronnie Fearn20/01/1998SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins20/01/1998Luton NorthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones21/01/1998Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Alice Mahon21/01/1998HalifaxLabourSigned
John Cummings21/01/1998EasingtonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington22/01/1998Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Don Foster22/01/1998BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Barry Gardiner22/01/1998Brent NorthLabourSigned
Donald Gorrie22/01/1998Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Allan22/01/1998Sheffield, HallamLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Baker22/01/1998LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Jackie Ballard22/01/1998TauntonLiberal DemocratSigned
Matthew Taylor22/01/1998Truro & St AustellLiberal DemocratSigned
Jenny Tonge22/01/1998Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Steve Webb22/01/1998NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
Phil Willis22/01/1998Harrogate & KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Keetch22/01/1998HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
David Chidgey22/01/1998EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
David Rendel22/01/1998NewburyLiberal DemocratSigned
Evan Harris22/01/1998Oxford West & AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey22/01/1998North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Heath22/01/1998Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Jones22/01/1998CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell22/01/1998Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Michael Moore22/01/1998Tweeddale, Ettrick & LauderdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Brand22/01/1998Isle of WightLiberal DemocratSigned
Malcolm Bruce22/01/1998GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Cotter22/01/1998Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Marsha Singh27/01/1998Bradford WestLabourSigned
Audrey Wise29/01/1998PrestonLabourSigned
Andrew Love30/01/1998EdmontonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Rudi Vis02/02/1998Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Ann Cryer04/02/1998KeighleyLabourSigned
Alan Simpson05/02/1998Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Martyn Jones09/02/1998Clwyd SouthLabourSigned
Nick Palmer10/02/1998BroxtoweLabourSigned

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