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Bringing Murderers To Justice

EDM number 1205 in 2010-12, proposed by David Winnick on 15/12/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Courts and Crimes of violence.

That this Housewelcomes the conviction of Mark Weston, found guilty of the murder of Vikki Thompson in 1995; notes the second trial came about only as a result of the change in 2005 in thelaw on double jeopardy since Weston was previously tried in 1996 for the murder and found not guilty; further notes the satisfaction of Ms Thompson's family, who describe her as the perfect wife and mother; and believes that nomatter how long it may take those who take human life must be brought to justice.

This motion has been signed by a total of 10 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Winnick15/12/2010Walsall NorthLabourProposed
Hugh Bayley16/12/2010York CentralLabourSeconded
Valerie Vaz16/12/2010Walsall SouthLabourSeconded
Marsha Singh16/12/2010Bradford WestLabourSeconded
Julian Lewis16/12/2010New Forest EastConservativeSeconded
Keith Vaz20/12/2010Leicester EastLabourSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins20/12/2010Luton NorthLabourSigned
Virendra Sharma20/12/2010Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Mike Hancock21/12/2010Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
David Crausby08/02/2011Bolton North EastLabourSigned

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