SUEZ CANAL ZONE GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL (No. 3)

Early day motion 303, tabled 10 February 1999 by Andrew Bennett (Labour). Signed by 70 members.

That this House deeply regrets the refusal of successive governments to recognise service in the Suez Canal Zone from 8th October 1951 to 19th October 1954 for a general service medal; and calls on the Government to reconsider its decision and in particular to recognise the service of the following: K. Cross, J. McQueen, J. Mutch, W. Swarbrick, G. Williams, J. Bushell, A. Keay, H. Whitehead, R. Barnes, D. Bentley, W. Bentham, R. Stewart, K. Smallwood, A. McDonald, D. Allen, L. Drew, T. Jackson, W. Mathieson, D. Flemming, T. Morrison, J. Friberg, J. Doughty, J. McDonald, P. Round, R. Thompson, K. Fell, A. Darlington, B. Quinn, J. Wiseman, J. Morgan, J. Cress, J. McKinney, Mrs R. Kinder, B. Hill, G. Kay, G. Roberts, J. Colbeck, R. Brown, R. Davies, C. Cottam, K. Gannon, T. Roberts, C. Withers, J. Wilkes, G. Norman, G. Davies, C. Martin, E. Lockwood, N. Bamford, R. Davies, A. Stevenson, J. Doyle, H. Whitehead, R. Steward, C. Booth, H. Jones, H. Pickles, A. Harbison, Mrs V. Murphy, R. Ward, A. Creevy, E. Taylor, R. Hunt, G. Wilson, R. Thorne, P. McNaughton, J. Friberg, J. Waite, R. Hewlett, D. Gilchrist, D. Baker, A. Dunbar, P. Waters, R. Owens, S. Cogal, S. Allen, K. Roddis, J. Chandler, D. Verlander, P. Tee, G. Teasdale, B. Rowley, W. Goodsir, L. Starkie, S. Whiffin, T. Hardy, R. Hunt, G. Woodward, G. Mayling, S. Skelly, W. Laidcaw, M. Petfield, G. Gardiner, D. Kerr, W. Worth, H. Rowe, G. Gaskell, F. Richards.

Signatures by party: Labour 47, Liberal Democrat 11, Conservative 8, Labour/Co-operative 2, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.