Early Day Motions

ROAD DEATHS

EDM (Early Day Motion) 242: tabled on 14 July 1997

Tabled in the 1997-98 session.

This motion has been signed by 29 Members. It has received 1 amendment.

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

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Motion text

That this House acknowledges the fact that the chance of death of someone on the roads is 1 in 125 and the chance of winning ú10 on the National Lottery is 1 in 53, and that 90 per cent. of crashes on the roads are caused by human error and, therefore, that many of the 3,500 deaths that occur on our roads annually could be prevented; and, to this end calls on the Government to be tough on road crime and to start implementing the widely endorsed recommendation of the road safety group, Brake, and many support organisations, that the Home Office make road policing a core policy duty.

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.

Blackman, Liz
Labour
Signed on 14 July 1997
Erewash
Primary
Barnes, Mr Harry
Labour
Signed on 15 July 1997
North East Derbyshire
Bradshaw, Mr Ben
Labour
Signed on 22 July 1997
Exeter
Burden, Richard
Labour
Signed on 15 July 1997
Birmingham, Northfield
Campbell, Mrs Anne
Labour
Signed on 31 July 1997
Cambridge
Cawsey, Mr Ian
Labour
Signed on 14 July 1997
Brigg and Goole

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

Clapham, Mr Michael
Labour
Signed on 16 July 1997
Barnsley West and Penistone
Coaker, Mr Vernon
Labour
Signed on 14 July 1997
Gedling
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on 17 July 1997
Islington North
Cox, Tom
Labour
Signed on 17 July 1997
Tooting
Cummings, John
Labour
Signed on 17 July 1997
Easington
Dismore, Mr Andrew
Labour
Signed on 17 July 1997
Hendon
Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth
Labour
Signed on 14 July 1997
Crewe and Nantwich
Etherington, Bill
Labour
Signed on 18 July 1997
Sunderland North
Fyfe, Mrs Maria
Labour
Signed on 16 July 1997
Glasgow Maryhill
Gardiner, Barry
Labour
Signed on 14 July 1997
Brent North
Godman, Dr Norman
Labour
Signed on 15 July 1997
Greenock and Inverclyde
Graham, Mr Tommy
Labour
Signed on 17 July 1997
West Renfrewshire
Grogan, Mr John
Labour
Signed on 27 October 1997
Selby
Hancock, Mr Mike
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 15 July 1997
Portsmouth South
Hope, Phil
Labour
Signed on 14 July 1997
Corby
Jones, Ms Fiona
Labour
Signed on 14 July 1997
Newark
Kumar, Dr Ashok
Labour
Signed on 21 July 1997
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Livingstone, Mr Ken
Labour
Signed on 15 July 1997
Brent East
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 24 July 1997
Hayes and Harlington
McNamara, Mr Kevin
Labour
Signed on 21 July 1997
Kingston upon Hull North
Palmer, Dr Nick
Labour
Signed on 16 July 1997
Broxtowe
Todd, Mr Mark
Labour
Signed on 14 July 1997
South Derbyshire
Walley, Joan
Labour
Signed on 17 July 1997
Stoke-on-Trent North

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.

After a motion has been tabled, other Members can table amendments to it. Amendments to this motion are shown below.

ROAD DEATHS (Amendment 1)
leave out from 'Government' to end and add 'to recognise that the cut in fatalities from the peak of over 8,000 a year owes more to vehicle and road engineering together with a reduction in drink driving than to punitive measures.'.
Sir Peter Bottomley
Conservative, Worthing West
1
signature
EDM 242A1: tabled on 16 July 1997