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Freedom Of The Press

EDM number 1700 in 2001-02, proposed by Tom Watson on 23/07/2002.

That this House believes a free and fair press is vital to democratic life; and considers journalists to be under moral and professional obligations to protect their sources.

This motion has been signed by a total of 30 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tom Watson23/07/2002West Bromwich EastLabourProposed
John Mann23/07/2002BassetlawLabourSigned
Mark Tami23/07/2002Alyn & DeesideLabourSigned
Paul Flynn24/07/2002Newport WestLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley24/07/2002Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Harold Best24/07/2002Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Norman Baker24/07/2002LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Terry Davis24/07/2002Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Ann Cryer24/07/2002KeighleyLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn24/07/2002Islington NorthLabourSigned
David Chaytor24/07/2002Bury NorthLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd24/07/2002Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Mark Lazarowicz24/07/2002Edinburgh North & LeithLabour Co-operativeSigned
Nigel Jones24/07/2002CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey24/07/2002North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris Smith24/07/2002Islington South & FinsburyLabourSigned
Alan Simpson24/07/2002Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Greg Pope24/07/2002HyndburnLabourSigned
Vincent Cable24/07/2002TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington24/09/2002Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Vera Baird24/09/2002RedcarLabourSigned
Rob Marris24/09/2002Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Lynne Jones15/10/2002Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Rudi Vis15/10/2002Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell16/10/2002Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Matthew Green17/10/2002LudlowLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Farrelly21/10/2002Newcastle-under-LymeLabourSigned
Marsha Singh22/10/2002Bradford WestLabourSigned
John McDonnell06/11/2002Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Adam Price07/11/2002Carmarthen East & DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned

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