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EDM number 1238 in 2006-07, proposed by Kelvin Hopkins on 27/03/2007.

That this House notes with great interest that following the Commons debate on Reform of the House of Lords on 6th and 7th March, 169 Labour hon. Members voted for a bicameral Parliament and 155 voted against, suggesting that almost half of Labour hon. Members favour a unicameral parliament; believes that this reflects a widely held view among Labour Party members, trade unionists and working people generally that the House of Lords should simply be abolished; is seriously concerned that the unicameral option was deliberately excluded from consideration by the Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords and from the Labour Party internal debate; considers that the case for a unicameral parliament has not been properly considered nor answered; and believes therefore that the issue remains politically live and will be revisited in the foreseeable future.

This motion has been signed by a total of 50 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Kelvin Hopkins27/03/2007Luton NorthLabourProposed
George Howarth27/03/2007Knowsley North and Sefton EastLabourSeconded
Ken Purchase27/03/2007Wolverhampton North EastLabourSeconded
Helen Jones27/03/2007Warrington NorthLabourSeconded
Frank Dobson27/03/2007Holborn and St PancrasLabourSeconded
Dennis Skinner27/03/2007BolsoverLabourSeconded
Ian Davidson27/03/2007Glasgow South WestLabourSigned
John Austin27/03/2007Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Brian H Donohoe27/03/2007Central AyrshireLabourSigned
Clive Efford27/03/2007ElthamLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis27/03/2007Barnsley East and MexboroughLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff27/03/2007Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabourSigned
Howard Stoate27/03/2007DartfordLabourSigned
Graham Stringer27/03/2007Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
Jon Trickett27/03/2007HemsworthLabourSigned
Desmond Turner27/03/2007Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt27/03/2007Sittingbourne and SheppeyLabourSigned
Lyn Brown27/03/2007West HamLabourSigned
Katy Clark27/03/2007North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Nia Griffith27/03/2007LlanelliLabourSigned
Michael Connarty27/03/2007Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned
David Crausby27/03/2007Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Dai Havard27/03/2007Merthyr Tydfil and RhymneyLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle27/03/2007ChorleyLabourSigned
Joan Humble27/03/2007Blackpool North and FleetwoodLabourSigned
Kevan Jones27/03/2007North DurhamLabourSigned
Peter Kilfoyle27/03/2007Liverpool, WaltonLabourSigned
Bob Laxton27/03/2007Derby NorthLabourSigned
David Lepper27/03/2007Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Tony Lloyd27/03/2007Manchester CentralLabourSigned
Eric Martlew27/03/2007CarlisleLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell27/03/2007Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Michael Clapham27/03/2007Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Harry Cohen27/03/2007Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore28/03/2007HendonLabourSigned
Eric Illsley28/03/2007Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Janet Dean28/03/2007BurtonLabourSigned
Rob Marris28/03/2007Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Lynne Jones28/03/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
David Heyes28/03/2007Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Ian Gibson29/03/2007Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Robert Wareing29/03/2007Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard17/04/2007WalthamstowLabourSigned
Jim McGovern17/04/2007Dundee WestLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne18/04/2007Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
Colin Burgon18/04/2007ElmetLabourSigned
Rudi Vis23/04/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Greg Pope24/04/2007HyndburnLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith26/04/2007Bristol North WestLabourSigned
Alan Simpson01/05/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned

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