Early Day Motions

THE LORD CHANCELLOR AND THE MENTAL CAPACITY BILL

EDM (Early Day Motion) 404: tabled on 15 December 2004

Tabled in the 2004-05 session.

This motion has been signed by 95 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 expresses its deep concern that during the debate on consideration of the Mental Capacity Bill on 14th December, a document relating to and important to the debate was not made available by Ministers to honourable Members in all parts of the House, but only to Labour honourable Members, namely a letter from the Lord Chancellor to the Archbishop of Cardiff; considers that it is a matter of constitutional importance that all relevant documents referred to by Ministers in the House should be made available to all honourable Members; notes the remarks of the Lord Chancellor on the Today programme of 15th December that the correspondence took place at around lunchtime and was sent straight down to the Commons and distributed around the Commons; further notes that despite these remarks the letter from the Lord Chancellor was not available in the Vote Office at 3.45 p.m.; applauds the ruling of Mr Deputy Speaker that this should not happen again; and calls on the Leader of the House to make a statement giving such an assurance on behalf of the Government.

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.

Heald, Mr Oliver
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
North East Hertfordshire
Primary
Ancram, Mr Michael
Conservative
Signed on 10 January 2005
Devizes
Atkinson, Mr Peter
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Hexham
Barker, Gregory
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Bexhill and Battle
Bellingham, Mr Henry
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
North West Norfolk
Blunt, Mr Crispin
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Reigate

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

Boswell, Mr Tim
Conservative
Signed on 20 December 2004
Daventry
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
Worthing West
Brady, Mr Graham
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Altrincham and Sale West
Brazier, Mr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Canterbury
Burns, Mr Simon
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
West Chelmsford
Burt, Alistair
Conservative
Signed on 10 January 2005
North East Bedfordshire
Calton, Mrs Patsy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 21 December 2004
Cheadle
Cameron, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Witney
Campbell, Mr Gregory
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 18 January 2005
East Londonderry
Chapman, Sir Sydney
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Chipping Barnet
Clifton-Brown, Mr Geoffrey
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Cotswold
Conway, Derek
Conservative
Signed on 20 December 2004
Old Bexley and Sidcup
Davies, Mr Quentin
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Grantham and Stamford
Djanogly, Mr Jonathan
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Huntingdon
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 24 January 2005
Belfast North
Duncan, Mr Alan
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Rutland and Melton
Duncan, Mr Peter
Conservative
Signed on 10 January 2005
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
Evans, Mr Nigel
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
Ribble Valley
Fabricant, Michael
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Lichfield
Fallon, Mr Michael
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Sevenoaks
Field, Mr Mark
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Cities of London and Westminster
Flight, Mr Howard
Conservative
Signed on 10 January 2005
Arundel and South Downs
Flook, Mr Adrian
Conservative
Signed on 20 December 2004
Taunton
Francois, Mr Mark
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Rayleigh
Garnier, Mr Edward
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
Harborough
Gillan, Mrs Cheryl
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Chesham and Amersham
Gray, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
North Wiltshire
Green, Damian
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Ashford
Gummer, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 27 January 2005
Suffolk Coastal
Hammond, Mr Philip
Conservative
Signed on 17 January 2005
Runnymede and Weybridge
Hancock, Mr Mike
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 16 December 2004
Portsmouth South
Hendry, Charles
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Wealden
Hermon, Lady Sylvia
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 16 December 2004
North Down
Hoban, Mr Mark
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Fareham
Hogg, Mr Douglas
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Sleaford and North Hykeham
Holmes, Paul
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 16 December 2004
Chesterfield
Horam, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
Orpington
Howarth, Mr Gerald
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Aldershot
Key, Robert
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
Salisbury
Kirkbride, Julie
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
Bromsgrove
Knight, Mr Greg
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
East Yorkshire
Leigh, Mr Edward
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Gainsborough
Letwin, Mr Oliver
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
West Dorset
Lewis, Dr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
New Forest East
Liddell-Grainger, Mr Ian
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Bridgwater
Lidington, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Aylesbury
Loughton, Tim
Conservative
Signed on 20 December 2004
East Worthing and Shoreham
Luff, Peter
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Mid Worcestershire
Mackay, Mr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Bracknell
Maclean, David
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Penrith and The Border
Malins, Mr Humfrey
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Woking
McIntosh, Miss Anne
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Vale of York
McLoughlin, Mr Patrick
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
West Derbyshire
Mercer, Patrick
Conservative
Signed on 10 January 2005
Newark
Moss, Mr Malcolm
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
North East Cambridgeshire
Murrison, Dr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Westbury
O'Brien, Mr Stephen
Conservative
Signed on 18 January 2005
Eddisbury
Osborne, Mr George
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
Tatton
Ottaway, Richard
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Croydon South
Paice, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 8 March 2005
South East Cambridgeshire
Pickles, Mr Eric
Conservative
Signed on 5 April 2005
Brentwood and Ongar
Randall, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
Uxbridge
Robertson, Hugh
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Faversham and Mid Kent
Roe, Dame Marion
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Broxbourne
Rosindell, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 21 February 2005
Romford
Sayeed, Mr Jonathan
Conservative
Signed on 23 February 2005
Mid Bedfordshire
Selous, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
South West Bedfordshire
Shephard, Mrs Gillian
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
South West Norfolk
Simpson, Mr Keith
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Mid Norfolk
Smyth, The Rev Martin
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 16 December 2004
Belfast South
Spelman, Mrs Caroline
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Meriden
Spink, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 20 December 2004
Castle Point
Steen, Mr Anthony
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Totnes
Swire, Mr Hugo
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
East Devon
Taylor, Mr John D.
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Solihull
Viggers, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
Gosport
Walter, Mr Robert
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
North Dorset
Waterson, Mr Nigel
Conservative
Signed on 16 December 2004
Eastbourne
Watkinson, Angela
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Upminster
Whittingdale, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Maldon and East Chelmsford
Widdecombe, Miss Ann
Conservative
Signed on 18 January 2005
Maidstone and The Weald
Wiggin, Bill
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Leominster
Wilkinson, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 14 March 2005
Ruislip - Northwood
Wilshire, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Spelthorne
Winterton, Ann
Conservative
Signed on 16 December 2004
Congleton
Winterton, Sir Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Macclesfield
Yeo, Mr Tim
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
South Suffolk
Young, Sir George
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
North West Hampshire

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.

Sayeed, Mr Jonathan
Conservative
Signature withdrawn on 17 January 2005
Mid Bedfordshire