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Raf Wittering And Wearing Of Service Personnel Uniform In Peterborough

EDM number 1138 in 2007-08, proposed by Stewart Jackson on 10/03/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Anti-social behaviour, Armed forces and Crimes of violence.

That this House expresses its concern at the recent decision by the Base Commander at RAF Wittering to instruct personnel resident at the base not to wear their uniforms when visiting the City of Peterborough; notes the paucity of evidence that personnel from the base are subject to or have been subject to undue risk of attack; further notes with disappointment the significant negative publicity for both the City of Peterborough, RAF Wittering and Her Majesty's Armed Forces that has ensued since the decision was made public; welcomes the good relationship between Peterborough City Council and RAF Wittering which culminated in the base receiving the Freedom of the City in 1983, and deplores the completely inappropriate and disproportionate action arising from erroneous advice given to the Base Commander by the Ministry of Defence; calls on the Secretary of State for Defence to review that advice and instruct the Base Commander to rescind the decision with immediate effect; and finally looks forward to personnel from the base marching proudly through the centre of Peterborough later this year to celebrate their Freedom of the City so that Peterborough residents can demonstrate their pride in and support for the UK's service personnel and their sacrifice and service to their country.

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

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Stewart Jackson10/03/2008PeterboroughConservativeProposed
Bob Spink10/03/2008Castle PointConservativeSeconded
Bob Russell10/03/2008ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Lee Scott11/03/2008Ilford NorthConservativeSeconded
Michael Penning11/03/2008Hemel HempsteadConservativeSeconded
Tim Loughton11/03/2008East Worthing and ShorehamConservativeSeconded
Nicholas Winterton11/03/2008MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Mark Hunter11/03/2008CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Winterton11/03/2008CongletonConservativeSigned
Peter Bottomley11/03/2008Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Mike Hancock11/03/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George11/03/2008St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Gregory Campbell11/03/2008East LondonderryDUPSigned
Paul Holmes11/03/2008ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
David Simpson12/03/2008Upper BannDUPSigned
John Hayes12/03/2008South Holland and The DeepingsConservativeSigned
Lindsay Hoyle12/03/2008ChorleyLabourSigned
William McCrea12/03/2008South AntrimDUPSigned
Colin Breed12/03/2008South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson12/03/2008Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
James Gray12/03/2008North WiltshireConservativeSigned
Andrew Rosindell13/03/2008RomfordConservativeSigned
Nicholas Soames13/03/2008Mid SussexConservativeSigned
Malcolm Moss13/03/2008North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Nigel Evans13/03/2008Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned

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