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Trade Union Rights

EDM number 852 in 1998-99, proposed by Tony Benn on 20/07/1999.

That this House calls for the introduction of legislation to make provision in the laws of the United Kingdom for the human rights of workers in relation to trade unions which are established by certain international instruments ratified by the United Kingdom; and welcomes the Employment Rights (International Obligations) Bill.

This motion has been signed by a total of 47 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tony Benn20/07/1999ChesterfieldLabourProposed
Alan Simpson20/07/1999Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Mike Wood20/07/1999Batley & SpenLabourSigned
Audrey Wise20/07/1999PrestonLabourSigned
Robert Wareing20/07/1999Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Harold Best20/07/1999Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Harry Barnes20/07/1999North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard20/07/1999WalthamstowLabourSigned
Maria Fyfe20/07/1999Glasgow, MaryhillLabourSigned
Paul Flynn20/07/1999Newport WestLabourSigned
Bill Etherington20/07/1999Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer20/07/1999KeighleyLabourSigned
Austin Mitchell20/07/1999Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara20/07/1999Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
John McDonnell20/07/1999Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone20/07/1999Brent EastLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins20/07/1999Luton NorthLabourSigned
Llew Smith20/07/1999Blaenau GwentLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner20/07/1999BolsoverLabourSigned
John Cummings21/07/1999EasingtonLabourSigned
Tom Cox21/07/1999TootingLabourSigned
Bill Michie21/07/1999Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd21/07/1999Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Nigel Jones21/07/1999CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Alice Mahon21/07/1999HalifaxLabourSigned
Evan Harris22/07/1999Oxford West & AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton22/07/1999GowerLabourSigned
Michael Clapham22/07/1999Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Terry Davis22/07/1999Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Mike Hancock22/07/1999Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Jenny Tonge22/07/1999Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis23/07/1999Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Terry Lewis26/07/1999WorsleyLabourSigned
David Taylor26/07/1999North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
John Gunnell26/07/1999Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
Norman Godman26/07/1999Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Denis Murphy26/07/1999WansbeckLabourSigned
David Lepper26/07/1999Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Gwyn Prosser26/07/1999DoverLabourSigned
Oona King27/07/1999Bethnal Green & BowLabourSigned
Russell Brown27/07/1999DumfriesLabourSigned
Tony Clarke27/07/1999Northampton SouthLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn27/07/1999Islington NorthLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin27/07/1999Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Win Griffiths27/07/1999BridgendLabourSigned
David Crausby19/10/1999Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Eric Clarke20/10/1999MidlothianLabourSigned

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