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Iraq (No. 2)

EDM number 821 in 1997-98, proposed by Tony Benn on 23/02/1998.

That this House warmly welcomes the initiative taken by the Secretary-General of the United Nations during his mission to Baghdad and the agreement reached with the Iraqi Government designed to achieve a peaceful settlement of the present crisis; urges the United Nations Security Council to respond positively to his proposals; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to support the Secretary-General, to urge the lifting of sanctions and not to take any military action against Iraq.

This motion has been signed by a total of 16 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tony Benn23/02/1998ChesterfieldLabourProposed
Llew Smith23/02/1998Blaenau GwentLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone23/02/1998Brent EastLabourSigned
John McDonnell23/02/1998Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn23/02/1998Islington NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer23/02/1998KeighleyLabourSigned
John Cryer23/02/1998HornchurchLabourSigned
Tam Dalyell23/02/1998LinlithgowLabourSigned
Harry Barnes23/02/1998North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Bill Michie24/02/1998Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard24/02/1998WalthamstowLabourSigned
Robert Wareing24/02/1998Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell25/02/1998Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
John Cummings25/02/1998EasingtonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington26/02/1998Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
John Austin26/02/1998Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned

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