EXPORT OF INSTRUMENTS OF TORTURE - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament

You appear to have JavaScript disabled in your browser settings. You may find some parts of this website do not work properly without it enabled.

Early Day Motions

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House is appalled by the Government's attempts to discredit Martyn Gregory, the producer of Channel Four's Dispatches programme The Torture Trail, via a criminal investigation by the Ministry of Defence police; notes the programme exposed the involvement of the British government and British companies including British Aerospace's Royal Ordnance in the export of electro-shock weapons that can be used for torture; notes that the film recently won Amnesty International's 1995 award for best television documentary; is shocked that the Ministry of Defence police have now made Mr Gregory the target of a criminal investigation and that he could be charged with incitement to break the Firearms Acts; notes that this offence carries a sentence of up to five years; believes that the Ministry of Defence police investigation is an attempt to cover up the Government's and British Aerospace's involvement in the electro shock torture trade; notes that the Department of Trade and Industry have been at the forefront of attempts to discredit Mr Gregory, that the Right honourable Member for Henley and the honourable Member for Wiltshire North and the honourable Member for Esher have accused Mr Gregory's film of scaremongering and making false and contrived charges; supports Mr Gregory's response to these unfounded allegations in starting defamation proceedings against the Department of Trade and Industry in the High Court with the full support of Channel Four; and calls on the Government to launch forthwith an independent investigation into the programme's exposure of the British trade in weapons of torture.

Signatures (97)

Supporters (97)
Withdrawn signatures (0)

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Adams, Mrs Irene

Allen, Mr Graham

Nottingham North

Anderson, Janet

Rossendale and Darwen

Austin-Walker, John

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Newham North West

Barnes, Mr Harry

North East Derbyshire

Bennett, Andrew

Denton and Reddish

Houghton and Washington

Bradley, Mr Keith

Manchester, Withington

Liberal Democrat

Burden, Richard

Birmingham, Northfield

Byers, Mr Stephen

Campbell, Mrs Anne

Campbell-Savours, Mr Dale

Liberal Democrat

Chisholm, Mr Malcolm

Edinburgh, Leith

Clapham, Mr Michael

Barnsley West and Penistone

Clelland, Mr David

Connarty, Michael

Islington North

Cunliffe, Mr Lawrence

Cunningham, Mr Jim

Coventry South East

Davis, Mr Terry

Birmingham, Hodge Hill

Dunnachie, Jimmy

Glasgow, Pollok

Etherington, Bill

Sunderland North

St Helens North

Fyfe, Mrs Maria

Glasgow, Maryhill

Gerrard, Mr Neil

Golding, Mrs Llin

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Graham, Mr Tommy

Renfrew West and Inverclyde

Gunnell, Mr John

Morley and Leeds South

Warrington South

Heppell, Mr John

Nottingham East

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

Howarth, Mr George

Howells, Dr Kim

Warrington North

Liberal Democrat

Southwark and Bermondsey

Illsley, Mr Eric

Barnsley Central

Sheffield, Hillsborough

Johnston, Sir Russell

Liberal Democrat

Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber

Birmingham, Selly Oak

Jones, Mr Martyn

Clwyd South West

Feltham and Heston

Lewis, Mr Terry

Livingstone, Mr Ken

Liverpool, Garston

MacShane, Mr Denis

Marshall, Mr Jim

Leicester South

McAllion, Mr John

McKelvey, William

Kilmarnock and Loudoun

McNamara, Mr Kevin

Kingston upon Hull North

Michie, Mr Bill

Sheffield, Heeley

Morris, Estelle

Birmingham, Yardley

Mullin, Mr Chris

Sunderland South

O'Hara, Mr Edward

Liverpool, Riverside

Pickthall, Mr Colin

West Lancashire

Prentice, Bridget

Prentice, Mr Gordon

Primarolo, Dawn

Rooney, Mr Terry

Sedgemore, Mr Brian

Hackney South and Shoreditch

Nottingham South

Soley, Mr Clive

Dunfermline West

Steinberg, Mr Gerry

Timms, Mr Stephen

Newham North East

Turner, Mr Dennis

Wolverhampton South East

Wallace, Mr Jim

Liberal Democrat

Orkney and Shetland

Glasgow Central

Croydon North West

Williams, Dr Alan

Wise, Mrs Audrey

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.