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Powers Of Registrars Of Civil Marriages

EDM number 1106 in 2003-04, proposed by Stephen Pound on 04/05/2004.

That this House has serious concerns about the limited powers of registrars in cases of suspected sham civil marriages; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs urgently to investigate the situation.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Stephen Pound04/05/2004Ealing NorthLabourProposed
Martin Smyth05/05/2004Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Vincent Cable05/05/2004TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer05/05/2004KeighleyLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore05/05/2004HendonLabourSigned
Andrew George05/05/2004St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Jane Griffiths05/05/2004Reading EastLabourSigned
Mike Hancock05/05/2004Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Simon Thomas05/05/2004CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
Paul Flynn06/05/2004Newport WestLabourSigned
Paul Tyler06/05/2004North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Anderson06/05/2004Rossendale & DarwenLabourSigned
Paul Marsden06/05/2004Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Alice Mahon06/05/2004HalifaxLabourSigned
Bob Spink06/05/2004Castle PointConservativeSigned
Betty Williams10/05/2004ConwyLabourSigned
Paul Holmes11/05/2004ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Iris Robinson12/05/2004StrangfordDUPSigned
Nigel Jones12/05/2004CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Kevin McNamara12/05/2004Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis12/05/2004Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
John Pugh13/05/2004SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris Bryant13/05/2004RhonddaLabourSigned
Alan Simpson21/05/2004Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
John McDonnell16/09/2004Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned

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