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EDM number 1387 in 2006-07, proposed by Ian Lucas on 30/04/2007.

That this House believes that candidates of all major political parties in the forthcoming elections throughout the United Kingdom should refrain from making any discriminatory remarks based on age, gender, race, disability or sexuality during the campaign; expresses concern about discriminatory remarks about sexuality made by the Conservative candidate for Clwyd West; expresses further concern about the apparent failure of the leadership of the Conservative Party to take effective action against this candidate; and urges the Conservative Party to demonstrate clearly its commitment to equality by taking appropriate steps to discipline their candidate in Clwyd West.

This motion has been signed by a total of 44 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Ian Lucas30/04/2007WrexhamLabourProposed
Betty Williams30/04/2007ConwyLabourSeconded
Martyn Jones30/04/2007Clwyd SouthLabourSeconded
Si30/04/2007Swansea EastLabourSeconded
Paul Flynn30/04/2007Newport WestLabourSeconded
Hywel Francis30/04/2007AberavonLabourSeconded
Judy Mallaber30/04/2007Amber ValleyLabourSigned
Lynda Waltho30/04/2007StourbridgeLabourSigned
Lyn Brown30/04/2007West HamLabourSigned
Keith Vaz30/04/2007Leicester EastLabourSigned
Don Touhig30/04/2007IslwynLabourSigned
David Taylor30/04/2007North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Janet Dean30/04/2007BurtonLabourSigned
Martin Caton30/04/2007GowerLabourSigned
Rob Marris30/04/2007Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Andrew MacKinlay30/04/2007ThurrockLabourSigned
Joan Humble30/04/2007Blackpool North and FleetwoodLabourSigned
Dai Havard30/04/2007Merthyr Tydfil and RhymneyLabourSigned
Martin Salter30/04/2007Reading WestLabourSigned
Mike Hancock01/05/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew01/05/2007StroudLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne01/05/2007Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
John Cummings01/05/2007EasingtonLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd02/05/2007Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Colin Breed02/05/2007South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn02/05/2007Islington NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer02/05/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Rudi Vis02/05/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Hywel Williams02/05/2007CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Brian Jenkins03/05/2007TamworthLabourSigned
Michael Connarty03/05/2007Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore08/05/2007HendonLabourSigned
Michael Jabez Foster08/05/2007Hastings and RyeLabourSigned
Bill Etherington08/05/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
John McDonnell08/05/2007Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins09/05/2007Luton NorthLabourSigned
David Borrow10/05/2007South RibbleLabourSigned
Madeleine Moon10/05/2007BridgendLabourSigned
Alan Simpson14/05/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis17/05/2007Barnsley East and MexboroughLabourSigned
David Jones24/05/2007Clwyd WestConservativeSigned
Jim Devine24/05/2007LivingstonLabourSigned
Eric Illsley20/06/2007Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Diana R JohnsonUnknownWithdrawn

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