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Fortieth Anniversary Of Sexual Offences Act 1967

EDM number 1996 in 2006-07, proposed by Stephen Williams on 24/07/2007.

That this House commemorates the 40th anniversary of the passing into law of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality on 28th July 1967; notes that this reform ended the legalised persecution of gay men and was the beginning of a long process of gradual liberalisation of the laws concerning gay men and women; believes that the human rights and dignity of all gay people are now on a more secure footing; but recognises that there is still more to be done before homophobia is eradicated and there is equality for all before the law.

This motion has been signed by a total of 49 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Stephen Williams24/07/2007Bristol WestLiberal DemocratProposed
Chris Bryant24/07/2007RhonddaLabourSeconded
John Bercow24/07/2007BuckinghamConservativeSeconded
Nick Herbert24/07/2007Arundel and South DownsConservativeSeconded
Simon Hughes24/07/2007North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Evan Harris24/07/2007Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Bob Russell24/07/2007ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George24/07/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Dismore25/07/2007HendonLabourSigned
Willie Rennie25/07/2007Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Pelling25/07/2007Croydon CentralConservativeSigned
John Hemming25/07/2007Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Weir25/07/2007AngusScottish National PartySigned
Rudi Vis25/07/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Desmond Turner25/07/2007Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Hugh Bayley25/07/2007City of YorkLabourSigned
Mark Durkan25/07/2007FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Martin Caton25/07/2007GowerLabourSigned
Annette Brooke25/07/2007Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell25/07/2007Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Robert Key25/07/2007SalisburyConservativeSigned
Lynne Jones25/07/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Greg Pope25/07/2007HyndburnLabourSigned
Robert Smith26/07/2007West Aberdeenshire and KincardineLiberal DemocratSigned
Katy Clark26/07/2007North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Lyn Brown26/07/2007West HamLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley26/07/2007Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Neil Gerrard26/07/2007WalthamstowLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty26/07/2007Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden26/07/2007Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Paul Holmes26/07/2007ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
John Pugh26/07/2007SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer26/07/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins08/10/2007TamworthLabourSigned
Vincent Cable08/10/2007TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Jabez Foster08/10/2007Hastings and RyeLabourSigned
Graham Stringer09/10/2007Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
Jim Devine09/10/2007LivingstonLabourSigned
Mark Hunter09/10/2007CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech09/10/2007Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Hywel Francis09/10/2007AberavonLabourSigned
Nick Harvey09/10/2007North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean10/10/2007BurtonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington15/10/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
John Barrett15/10/2007Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson22/10/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins22/10/2007Luton NorthLabourSigned
Mike Gapes25/10/2007Ilford SouthLabourSigned
Jo Swinson29/10/2007East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned

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