Early Day Motions

MENTAL CAPACITY BILL

EDM (Early Day Motion) 336: tabled on 07 December 2004

Tabled in the 2004-05 session.

This motion has been signed by 114 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 the most recent report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights which is severely critical of sections of the Mental Capacity Bill; notes in particular the criticism of those sections dealing with the withholding and withdrawing of life-sustaining treatment and of assisted food and fluids; further notes the conclusion that the presumption in favour of life-sustaining treatment in relation to the withdrawal of assisted food and fluids is not sufficiently strong in the Bill to satisfy the requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights (Articles 2, 3 and 8); believes that it would be disastrous if the Bill, which has the laudable aim of seeking to transform the lives of mentally incapacitated individuals and their carers, were to become a vehicle for the introduction of euthanasia; regrets that, despite Government assurances, the declaratory provision in Clause 58 that nothing in the Bill is to be taken to affect the law relating to murder, manslaughter and suicide is not sufficient to rule out the threat of euthanasia by omission posed by the Bill; and calls upon the Government to take note of the report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights and to amend the Mental Capacity Bill to make it clear that it gives no statutory authority to any decision made with a purpose of bringing about the death of the person about whose personal welfare the decision is made.

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.

Duncan Smith, Mr Iain
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Chingford and Woodford Green
Primary
Amess, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 10 January 2005
Southend West
Anderson, Janet
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Rossendale and Darwen
Atkinson, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 8 December 2004
Bournemouth East
Barnes, Mr Harry
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2004
North East Derbyshire
Battle, John
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2004
Leeds West

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

Beggs, Mr Roy
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 14 December 2004
East Antrim
Benton, Mr Joe
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Bootle
Brazier, Mr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 13 December 2004
Canterbury
Brooke, Annette
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 8 December 2004
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Burns, Mr Simon
Conservative
Signed on 8 December 2004
West Chelmsford
Burnside, David
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 7 December 2004
South Antrim
Burstow, Paul
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 December 2004
Sutton and Cheam
Burt, Alistair
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
North East Bedfordshire
Cable, Dr Vincent
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 December 2004
Twickenham
Campbell, Mr Gregory
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 8 December 2004
East Londonderry
Caton, Mr Martin
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2004
Gower
Chapman, Ben
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Wirral South
Chapman, Sir Sydney
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Chipping Barnet
Clarke, Mr Tom
Labour
Signed on 13 December 2004
Coatbridge and Chryston
Colman, Mr Tony
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2004
Putney
Conway, Derek
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Old Bexley and Sidcup
Cox, Tom
Labour
Signed on 13 December 2004
Tooting
Crausby, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Bolton North East
Cummings, John
Labour
Signed on 9 December 2004
Easington
Curtis-Thomas, Mrs Claire
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Crosby
Davey, Valerie
Labour
Signed on 13 December 2004
Bristol West
Davies, Denzil
Labour
Signed on 9 December 2004
Llanelli
Davies, Mr Quentin
Conservative
Signed on 13 December 2004
Grantham and Stamford
Dawson, Mr Hilton
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Lancaster and Wyre
Dobbin, Jim
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Heywood and Middleton
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 8 December 2004
Belfast North
Donaldson, Mr Jeffrey M.
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 8 December 2004
Lagan Valley
Drew, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 9 December 2004
Stroud
Edwards, Mr Huw
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Monmouth
Etherington, Bill
Labour
Signed on 18 January 2005
Sunderland North
Fallon, Mr Michael
Conservative
Signed on 8 December 2004
Sevenoaks
Field, Mr Frank
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Birkenhead
Flook, Mr Adrian
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Taunton
Fox, Dr Liam
Conservative
Signed on 9 December 2004
Woodspring
Gale, Mr Roger
Conservative
Signed on 8 December 2004
North Thanet
Galloway, Mr George
Respect Party
Signed on 7 December 2004
Glasgow Kelvin
George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 8 December 2004
St. Ives
Gill, Parmjit Singh
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 6 April 2005
Leicester South
Goodman, Mr Paul
Conservative
Signed on 8 December 2004
Wycombe
Gray, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 8 December 2004
North Wiltshire
Green, Damian
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Ashford
Hammond, Mr Philip
Conservative
Signed on 13 December 2004
Runnymede and Weybridge
Hancock, Mr Mike
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 8 December 2004
Portsmouth South
Hayes, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 9 February 2005
South Holland and The Deepings
Hermon, Lady Sylvia
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 9 December 2004
North Down
Horam, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 8 December 2004
Orpington
Hoyle, Mr Lindsay
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Chorley
Hughes, Simon
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 December 2004
North Southwark and Bermondsey
Hume, Mr John
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 8 December 2004
Foyle
Hunter, Mr Andrew
Independent Conservative
Signed on 13 December 2004
Basingstoke
Iddon, Dr Brian
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Bolton South East
Jones, Mr Nigel
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 8 December 2004
Cheltenham
Kaufman, Sir Gerald
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Manchester, Gorton
Kilfoyle, Mr Peter
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Liverpool, Walton
King, Andy
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Rugby and Kenilworth
Lawrence, Mrs Jackie
Labour
Signed on 20 December 2004
Preseli Pembrokeshire
Letwin, Mr Oliver
Conservative
Signed on 13 December 2004
West Dorset
Lewis, Dr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
New Forest East
Lewis, Mr Terry
Labour
Signed on 15 December 2004
Worsley
Lidington, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Aylesbury
Lilley, Mr Peter
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Hitchin and Harpenden
Luff, Peter
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Mid Worcestershire
Mackinlay, Andrew
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Thurrock
Mallon, Mr Seamus
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 7 December 2004
Newry and Armagh
Marshall, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Glasgow Shettleston
Mates, Mr Michael
Conservative
Signed on 13 December 2004
East Hampshire
McNamara, Mr Kevin
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Kingston upon Hull North
Meale, Mr Alan
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Mansfield
Olner, Mr Bill
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Nuneaton
Pollard, Mr Kerry
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
St. Albans
Pound, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Ealing North
Pugh, Dr John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 December 2004
Southport
Randall, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Uxbridge
Reed, Mr Andy
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2004
Loughborough
Robinson, Mr Peter
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 8 December 2004
Belfast East
Roe, Dame Marion
Conservative
Signed on 13 December 2004
Broxbourne
Rosindell, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 13 January 2005
Romford
Russell, Bob
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 December 2004
Colchester
Sarwar, Mr Mohammad
Labour
Signed on 21 December 2004
Glasgow Govan
Selous, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
South West Bedfordshire
Shephard, Mrs Gillian
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
South West Norfolk
Shepherd, Mr Richard
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Aldridge-Brownhills
Singh, Mr Marsha
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Bradford West
Smyth, The Rev Martin
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 7 December 2004
Belfast South
Spink, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 14 December 2004
Castle Point
Stevenson, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Stoke-on-Trent South
Stinchcombe, Mr Paul
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Wellingborough
Streeter, Mr Gary
Conservative
Signed on 8 December 2004
South West Devon
Swayne, Mr Desmond
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
New Forest West
Taylor, David
Labour
Signed on 9 December 2004
North West Leicestershire
Taylor, Sir Teddy
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Rochford and Southend East
Turner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Wolverhampton South East
Tynan, Mr Bill
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Hamilton South
Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Leicester East
Walter, Mr Robert
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
North Dorset
Wareing, Mr Robert N.
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Liverpool, West Derby
Waterson, Mr Nigel
Conservative
Signed on 8 December 2004
Eastbourne
Watkinson, Angela
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Upminster
Widdecombe, Miss Ann
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Maidstone and The Weald
Wilkinson, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Ruislip-Northwood
Wilshire, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 9 December 2004
Spelthorne
Winterton, Ann
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Congleton
Winterton, Sir Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Macclesfield
Wray, Mr Jimmy
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2004
Glasgow Baillieston
Younger-Ross, Richard
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 December 2004
Teignbridge

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.

Hendrick, Mr Mark
Labour
Signature withdrawn on 13 December 2004
Preston
Mahmood, Mr Khalid
Labour
Signature withdrawn on 7 December 2004
Birmingham, Perry Barr
Rapson, Syd
Labour
Signature withdrawn on 7 December 2004
Portsmouth North