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PRIVATE CLEGG AND THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

EDM (Early Day Motion) 442: tabled on 23 January 1995

Tabled in the 1994-95 session.

This motion has been signed by 131 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

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 notes with dismay the conviction for murder of Private Clegg and the ruling by the courts that the Rules of Engagement, as embodied in the Yellow Card, do not have 'any legal force' in the United Kingdom law; rejects the proposal that lesser charges than murder be made applicable to soldiers who kill while on duty, as that would greatly increase the number of miscarriages of justice; notes that Clegg was deemed to have fired three legal shots on a dark night, believing his comrades to be in danger, not least as a soldier from his company, in a similar incident, had been deliberately run down, swept away on a car bonnet and killed, and that he was convicted as a result of the fourth shot, fired less than a second after the third; believing that no jury would have convicted under such circumstances, calls on the Government to bring about Clegg's speedy release; while recognising that soldiers must obey the law, notes that the Rules of Engagement are the Government's own legal advice to the soldier serving his country in action and that soldiers, such as Clegg, risking their lives, often in the most trying of physical conditions, have to make split-second decisions on the basis of the Yellow Card; and calls on the Government to embody the Rules of Engagement into the criminal law so that charges can never again be brought against soldiers who open fire under circumstances conforming to them.

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.

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

Banks, Robert
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Harrogate
Batiste, Spencer
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Elmet
Bendall, Mr Vivian
Conservative
Signed on 25 January 1995
Ilford North
Boyes, Roland
Labour
Signed on 2 February 1995
Houghton and Washington
Boyson, Sir Rhodes
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Brent North
Bruce, Mr Ian
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
South Dorset
Butcher, John
Conservative
Signed on 25 January 1995
Coventry South West
Cann, Mr Jamie
Labour
Signed on 24 January 1995
Ipswich
Carlisle, Sir Kenneth
Conservative
Signed on 25 January 1995
Lincoln
Carrington, Mr Matthew
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Fulham
Cash, Mr William
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Stafford
Channon, Paul
Conservative
Signed on 25 January 1995
Southend West
Churchill, Winston
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Davyhulme
Clark, Dr Michael
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Rochford
Clifton-Brown, Mr Geoffrey
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Cirencester and Tewkesbury
Colvin, Michael
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Romsey and Waterside
Congdon, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Croydon North East
Coombs, Anthony
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Wyre Forest
Cormack, Sir Patrick
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
South Staffordshire
Couchman, James
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Gillingham
Critchley, Sir Julian
Conservative
Signed on 25 January 1995
Aldershot
Davies, Mr Quentin
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Stamford and Spalding
Day, Mr Stephen
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Cheadle
Deva, Nirj
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Brentford and Isleworth
Devlin, Mr Tim
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Stockton South
Duncan Smith, Mr Iain
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Chingford
Duncan, Mr Alan
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Rutland and Melton
Dunn, Mr Bob
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Dartford
Durant, Sir Anthony
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Reading West
Elletson, Harold
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Blackpool North
Evans, David
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Welwyn Hatfield
Fabricant, Michael
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Mid Staffordshire
Fenner, Dame Peggy
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Medway
Field, Mr Frank
Labour
Signed on 1 February 1995
Birkenhead
Fishburn, Dudley
Conservative
Signed on 26 January 1995
Kensington
Fowler, Sir Norman
Conservative
Signed on 25 January 1995
Sutton Coldfield
Fry, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Wellingborough
Gallie, Mr Phil
Conservative
Signed on 26 January 1995
Ayr
Gardiner, Sir George
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Reigate
Gill, Mr Christopher
Independent Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Ludlow
Gorman, Mrs Teresa
Independent Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Billericay
Gorst, Sir John
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Hendon North
Grant, Sir Anthony
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
South West Cambridgeshire
Greenway, Harry
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Ealing North
Greenway, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Ryedale
Griffiths, Peter
Conservative
Signed on 25 January 1995
Portsmouth North
Grylls, Sir Michael
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
North West Surrey
Hampson, Dr Keith
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Leeds North West
Hannam, Sir John
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Exeter
Hargreaves, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Birmingham, Hall Green
Hawksley, Warren
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Halesowen and Stourbridge
Hill, Sir James
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Southampton, Test
Hordern, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Horsham
Howell, David
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Guildford
Howell, Sir Ralph
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
North Norfolk
Hunter, Mr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 25 January 1995
Basingstoke
Jenkin, Mr Bernard
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
North Colchester
Jessel, Toby
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Twickenham
Johnson Smith, Sir Geoffrey
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Wealden
Johnston, Sir Russell
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 30 January 1995
Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber
Jopling, Michael
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Kellett-Bowman, Dame Elaine
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Lancaster
Kennedy, Mr Charles
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 2 February 1995
Ross, Cromarty and Skye
Key, Robert
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Salisbury
Legg, Barry
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Milton Keynes South West
Leigh, Mr Edward
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Gainsborough and Horncastle
Lord, Sir Michael
Conservative
Signed on 25 January 1995
Central Suffolk
Madel, Sir David
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
South West Bedfordshire
Maitland, Lady Olga
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Sutton and Cheam
Marlow, Tony
Independent Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Northampton North
McCrea, Rev Dr William
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 27 January 1995
Mid Ulster
Mitchell, Sir David
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
North West Hampshire
Montgomery, Sir Fergus
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Altrincham and Sale
Neubert, Sir Michael
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Romford
Nicholls, Mr Patrick
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Teignbridge
Nicholson, David
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Taunton
Onslow, Sir Cranley
Conservative
Signed on 25 January 1995
Woking
Paisley, The Reverend Ian
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 8 February 1995
North Antrim
Pawsey, James
Conservative
Signed on 26 January 1995
Rugby and Kenilworth
Peacock, Mrs Elizabeth
Conservative
Signed on 25 January 1995
Batley and Spen
Powell, William
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Corby
Rathbone, Tim
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Lewes
Riddick, Graham
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Colne Valley
Robathan, Mr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Blaby
Robinson, Mr Peter
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 8 February 1995
East Belfast
Roe, Mrs Marion
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Broxbourne
Shaw, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Dover
Shaw, Sir Giles
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Pudsey
Shepherd, Mr Richard
Independent Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Aldridge-Brownhills
Shersby, Sir Michael
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Uxbridge
Skeet, Sir Trevor
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
North Bedfordshire
Smith, Sir Dudley
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Warwick and Leamington
Smith, Timothy
Conservative
Signed on 24 February 1995
Beaconsfield
Smyth, The Rev Martin
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 24 January 1995
South Belfast
Speed, Sir Keith
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Ashford
Spicer, Sir James
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
West Dorset
Spicer, Sir Michael
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
South Worcestershire
Stephen, Michael
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Shoreham
Stern, Michael
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Bristol North West
Sumberg, David
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Bury South
Sweeney, Walter
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Vale of Glamorgan
Sykes, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Scarborough
Tapsell, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
East Lindsey
Thomason, Roy
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Bromsgrove
Thompson, Sir Donald
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Calder Valley
Thompson, Patrick
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Norwich North
Thurnham, Peter
Conservative
Signed on 26 January 1995
Bolton North East
Townend, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Bridlington
Townsend, Sir Cyril
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Bexleyheath
Tracey, Richard
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Surbiton
Tredinnick, David
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Bosworth
Trotter, Sir Neville
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Tynemouth
Twinn, Dr Ian
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Edmonton
Vaughan, Sir Gerard
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Reading East
Viggers, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Gosport
Walker, Sir Harold
Labour
Signed on 23 January 1995
Doncaster Central
Waller, Gary
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Keighley
Waterson, Mr Nigel
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Eastbourne
Wilkinson, Mr John
Independent Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
Ruislip - Northwood
Winterton, Ann
Conservative
Signed on 26 January 1995
Congleton
Winterton, Sir Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 1995
Macclesfield
Yeo, Mr Tim
Conservative
Signed on 23 January 1995
South Suffolk