Human Rights Act 1998 And Conscientious Objection (EDM76)

Human Rights Act 1998 And Conscientious Objection

EDM number 76 in 2000-01, proposed by Harry Cohen on 11/12/2000.

That this House welcomes the introduction of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the publication of 'Paying for Peace Not War - Is it a Human Right?'; notes that since 1916 there has always been the principle of exemption from military service when conscription has been in force; notes that people are no longer conscripted to take part directly in military activity but that all taxpayers are required to financially support the use of weapons; supports the principle od conscientious objection as a basic human right; and calls upon the Government to provide for the right to conscientious objection to taxation for military purposes by allowing all citizens who express such conscientious objection to direct a proportionate part of their taxes into a statutory peacebuilding fund.

This motion has been signed by a total of 43 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Harry Cohen	11/12/2000	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Proposed
Jenny Jones	12/12/2000	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	12/12/2000	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Alice Mahon	12/12/2000	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Norman Godman	12/12/2000	Greenock & Inverclyde	Labour	Signed
Harold Best	13/12/2000	Leeds North West	Labour	Signed
Valerie Davey	13/12/2000	Bristol West	Labour	Signed
Tom Cox	13/12/2000	Tooting	Labour	Signed
Tony Clarke	13/12/2000	Northampton South	Labour	Signed
Bill Michie	13/12/2000	Sheffield, Heeley	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	13/12/2000	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Michael Clapham	14/12/2000	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	14/12/2000	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Simon Thomas	14/12/2000	Ceredigion	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Ronnie Fearn	15/12/2000	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Austin	15/12/2000	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	15/12/2000	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	18/12/2000	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	19/12/2000	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann Cryer	19/12/2000	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Nigel Jones	19/12/2000	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kevin McNamara	19/12/2000	Kingston upon Hull North	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	20/12/2000	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Ken Livingstone	16/01/2001	Brent East	Independent	Signed
Nick Palmer	22/01/2001	Broxtowe	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	01/02/2001	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Phil Sawford	08/02/2001	Kettering	Labour	Signed
Diane Abbott	08/02/2001	Hackney North & Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
David Lepper	14/02/2001	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Alan Meale	15/02/2001	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Phyllis Starkey	13/03/2001	Milton Keynes South West	Labour	Signed
Austin Mitchell	13/03/2001	Great Grimsby	Labour	Signed
Dennis Skinner	13/03/2001	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	14/03/2001	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Dafydd Wigley	14/03/2001	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	15/03/2001	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Jim Dobbin	15/03/2001	Heywood & Middleton	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Robert Wareing	15/03/2001	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Mike Wood	20/03/2001	Batley & Spen	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	04/04/2001	Burton	Labour	Signed
Jackie Lawrence	24/04/2001	Preseli Pembrokeshire	Labour	Signed
Malcolm Savidge	26/04/2001	Aberdeen North	Labour	Signed
Tony Benn	26/04/2001	Chesterfield	Labour	Signed

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