How MPs replied to the form with the letter and how they voted on the Feb 26th amendment
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| Party | MP | Backed amendment that the case for war is 'as yet unproven' on 26-Feb-03 | I do not support war on any basis | support only if 2nd UN resolution | support with more time for inspectors | I support war | the diplomatic alternative | other |
| Labour | Angela Smith | email - "I could not support military action against Iraq unless it is supported by the United Nations . . . I am still not convinced that military action is the only way forward." | ||||||
| Labour | Lynne Jones | X | amended option 1, "I do not supporat a war with Iraq on any basis unless it can be established that Iraq is a threat to peace and stability beyond its boundaries." Stated views are on www.lynnejones.org.uk | |||||
| Labour | Marsha Singh | X | X | |||||
| LibDem | Roger Williams | X | X | X | ||||
| Labour | Paul Daisley | X | ||||||
| Labour | Des Turner | X | X | ? | X | note by ? - "(a big maybe depending on how long, weapons inspectors reports, etc.)" | ||
| Labour | David Lepper | X | letter - "For me, the central issue is the supremacy of the United Nations. . .I do not believe that the UK [sic] Security Council Resolutions currently in place allow military action against Iraq." | |||||
| Conservative | Marion Roe | letter - "The Conservative Party broadly supports the Prime Minister's position that action must be taken" | ||||||
| LibDem | John Thurso | X | letter - "The Liberal Democrat position . . .is that we remain opposed to any unilateral military action at the present time." | |||||
| Labour | Lindsay Hoyle | X | ||||||
| Labour | Martyn Jones | X | X | |||||
| Labour | Betty Williams | X | "Mrs Williams does not respond to such questionnaires. By correspondence and discussions with constituents and her actions within and outside Parliament her views are well known." | |||||
| Labour | Ann Clwyd | enclosed speech of 26-Feb-03, "I have been involved for 25 years. . .with the Iraqi opposition. For those 25 years I have heard the tales of Saddam Hussein's regime and its represssion of the Kurds and other minorities. . .I believe in regime change. . .I will support the Government tonight because I think they are doing a brave thing." | ||||||
| Labour | Harry Barnes | X | X | |||||
| LibDem | Nicholas Harvey | X | X | |||||
| Labour | Kevin Hughes | letter - "I do not want a war . . . But there are times when it is necessary . . . I will be voting for the Government motion today [26 Feb 03]" | ||||||
| Conservative | Oliver Letwin | letter - ". . .forwarded your letter and the attached form to The Right Hon Michael Ancram QC MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary, under whose remit this issue lies." | ||||||
| Labour | Rudi Vis | X | X | |||||
| Labour | Ann McKechin | X | letter - "I intend to vote for the amendment of Government's motion on Iraq during the debate today, Wednesday 26th February." | |||||
| LibDem | Sue Doughty | X | X | |||||
| Labour | Bill Tynan | X | acknowledgement card | |||||
| Conservative | Sir George Young | letter stating his views are on website, www.sirgeorgeyoung.org.uk | ||||||
| Labour | John Cryer | X | X | |||||
| Labour | Linda Perham | X | X | |||||
| Labour | Joan Ruddock | X | X | |||||
| Labour | Tam Dalyell | X | X | |||||
| Labour | Robert Wareing | X | X | X | amended diplomatic alternative option by deleting "and the retirement of Saddam Hussein." | |||
| Labour | Phyllis Starkey | acknowledgment card | ||||||
| Labour | Paul Flynn | X | "The only war I would support would be one that would end any plausible threat by Iraq to other countries." | |||||
| Labour | Charles Clarke | letter - ". . .it is important that we realise that there is a real threat . . .no decisions have been taken on military action . . .the Government will continue to act through the United Nations." | ||||||
| LibDem | Jenny Tonge | X | "Questions too simplistic to answer." | |||||
| LibDem | Charles Kennedy | X | letter - ". . .the Liberal Democrats remain unpersuaded of the need for military action which must only be a last resort when all the diplomatic and political options have been exhausted." | |||||
| Labour | John Grogan | acknowledgement card | ||||||
| Labour | Paul Marsden | X | amended "I would support a war ONLY if . . " to "I would support military action ONLY if . . " | |||||
| Labour | Anne McGuire | acknowledgement card | ||||||
| Labour | Bill Etherington | X | ||||||
| SNP | Peter Wishart | X | letter-". . .action must be made with the agreement of the International Community and, therefore, the United Nations. It is not acceptable for the US to take unilateral action nor . .bilateral action with the UK. . The UN should be used as a means to securing peace, not starting war." | |||||
| Conservative | Roger Gale | acknowledged receipt | ||||||
| LibDem | Adrian Sanders | X | letter - acknowledged receipt, but did not state position | |||||
| LibDem | Vincent Cable | X | ||||||
| Conservative | John Randall | letter-"On March 5th I resigned as a Conservative frontbencher so that I would have the ability to speak out against military action being taken now. . .If MPs are given a chance to vote on this matter before troops go in, I will vote against military action." | ||||||
| Labour | David Hinchliffe | X | X | |||||
| Conservative | John Redwood | email - "I support tackling the Iraqi dictator by maximising diplomatic pressure, and working through the UN. Building up forces in the region is a necessary part of forcing the dictator to disarm. Constructing a strong global position against him is al | ||||||
| LibDem | David Laws | X | letter - ". . . any military action in Iraq should be: 1)) based on the reports of the weapons inspectors; 2) taken with a mandate from the UN Security Council in the form of a second resolution; 3) subject to a substantive vote in the House of Commons. |
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