| Member of Parliament |
Political Party |
Constituency |
Indication of support |
| |
|
|
|
| David Amess |
Conservative |
Southend West |
Signed EDM |
| Norman Baker |
Lib-Dem |
Lewes |
Signed EDM, "Europe will not have a long term
future supported by the populations at large if individual national identities
are eradicated" (letter 22/1/98). |
| Alan Beith |
Lib-Dem |
Berwick-upon-Tweed |
Signed EDM |
| Graham Brady |
Conservative |
Altrincham & Sale
West |
Signed EDM, "I do believe very strongly that
British businesses and individuals should be free to use the traditional
weights and measures which we have used in this country for generations"
(letter 2/3/98). |
| Julian Brazier |
Conservative |
Canterbury |
Signed EDM |
| Russell Brown |
Labour |
Dumfries & Galloway |
Signed EDM |
| Colin Burgon |
Labour |
Elmet |
Signed EDM |
| Dr Vincent Cable |
Lib-Dem |
Twickenham |
Signed EDM, "I was appalled to hear that there
would be severe fines on anybody failing to use metric measure" (letter
16/1/98). |
| Alan Campbell |
Labour |
Tynemouth |
|
| Bill Cash |
Conservative |
Stone |
Letter 10/11/97 |
| Christopher Chope, OBE |
Conservative |
Christchurch |
Letter 1/1/03 |
| Paul Clark |
Labour |
Gillingham |
Signed EDM |
| Harry Cohen |
Labour |
Leyton & Wanstead |
Signed EDM |
| Jeremy Corbyn |
Labour |
Islington North |
Signed EDM |
| Ann Cryer |
Labour |
Keighley |
Signed EDM |
| Jim Cunningham |
Labour |
Coventry South |
Signed EDM |
| Ian Davidson |
Labour |
Glasgow SW |
Signed EDM |
| David Davis |
Conservative |
Haltemprice & Howden |
"I would confirm my full support for the repeal of regulations
compelling metrication" (letter 10/11/97). |
| Janet Dean |
Labour |
Burton |
Signed EDM |
| Andrew Dismore |
Labour |
Hendon |
Signed EDM |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody |
Labour |
Crewe & Nantwich |
Signed EDM |
| Nigel Evans |
|
Ribble Valley and Fulwood |
Asked parliamentary question; "I
share your concerns and fully support your campign" (letter
24/7/00). |
| Michael Fabricant |
Conservative |
Lichfield |
|
| Michael Fallon |
Conservative |
Sevenoaks |
Letter 18/12/97 |
| Dr Liam Fox |
Conservative |
Woodspring |
"It's an absurb situation" (letter 19/7/00). |
| Ian Gibson |
Labour |
Norwich North |
Signed EDM |
| Paul Goggins |
Labour |
Wythenshawe & Sale
East |
Signed EDM |
| John Greenway |
Conservative |
Ryedale |
Signed EDM |
| Dominic Grieve |
Conservative |
Beaconsfield |
Signed EDM |
| Fabian Hamilton |
Labour |
Leeds North East |
Signed EDM, "The idea that using imperial
measurements would be illegal is shocking" (letter
13/1/98). |
| Philip Hammond |
Conservative |
Runnymede &
Weybridge |
Signed EDM, "I have much sympathy with the
views expressed" (letter, 7/11/97). |
| Mike Hancock |
Lib-Dem |
Portsmouth South |
Signed EDM |
| Nick Harvey |
Lib-Dem |
North Devon |
Signed EDM |
| John Hayes |
Conservative |
South Holland and the
Deepings |
Signed EDM, "Please be assured of my full
support for this campaign" (letter 16/12/97). |
| Rt Hon David Heathcoat-Amory |
Conservative |
Wells |
Put forward Motion to repeal metric (14/3/01) |
| Kelvin Hopkins |
Labour |
Luton North |
Signed EDM |
| Gerald Howarth |
Conservative |
Aldershot |
Signed EDM |
| Hon Bernard Jenkin |
|
North Essex |
Letter (17/2/97) |
| Edward Leigh |
|
Gainsborough |
Letter 21/1/98 |
| Rt Hon Oliver Letwin |
Conservative |
West Dorset |
Signed EDM |
| Dr Julian Lewis |
Conservative |
New Forest East |
Signed EDM, stated in letter, "I regard the
criminalisation of non-metric measurements with total contempt" (Letter
8/1/98). |
| David Lidington |
Conservative |
|
Put forward Ten Minute Rule bill (June 2000) |
| Michael Lord |
Conservative |
Central Suffolk and north Ipswich |
Letter 19/12/97 |
| Tim Loughton |
Conservative |
East Worthing &
Shoreham |
Signed EDM, "This is a ridiculous extension of
EC powers" (17/12/97). |
| Rt Hon David Maclean |
|
Penrith and the Border |
"I strongly support the point you have made in your letter. It
must be a great source of irritation to the harmonisers that so many of our
weights and measures are still used" (letter 13/2/98). |
| Rt Hon Andrew Mackay |
Conservative |
Bracknell |
Letter
15/12/97 |
| John McDonnell |
Labour |
Hayes & Harlington |
Signed EDM |
| Austin Mitchell |
Labour |
Great Grimsby |
Signed EDM |
| Mark Oaten |
Lib-Dem |
Winchester |
Signed EDM |
| Lembit Opik |
Lib-Dem |
Montgomeryshire |
Signed EDM, "I could not agree more with the
right of the individual to choose what units of measurement they want to
conduct their business in" (letter 12/3/98). |
| Owen Paterson |
|
North Shropshire |
|
| John Randall |
Conservative |
Uxbridge |
Signed EDM |
| Rt Hon John Redwood |
Conservative |
Wokingham |
"I will continue to be on the side of those who believe that we
should be able to form contracts in units of our choice" (letter
26/5/00). |
| Andrew Robathan |
Conservative |
Blaby |
Signed EDM |
| Laurence Robertson |
Conservative |
Tewkesbury |
Signed EDM |
| Richard Shepherd |
Conservative |
Aldridge-Brownhills |
Signed EDM |
| Dennis Skinner |
Labour |
Bolsover |
Signed EDM |
| Helen Southworth |
Labour |
Warrington South |
Signed EDM |
| Anthony Steen |
Conservative |
Totnes |
Signed EDM |
| Graham Stringer |
Labour |
Manchester Blackley |
Signed EDM |
| Desmond Swayne |
Conservative |
New Forest West |
Signed EDM |
| Robert Syms |
Conservative |
Poole |
Signed EDM |
| Sir Peter Tapsell |
Conservative |
Louth & Horncastle |
Letter 5/11/97 |
| Andrew Tyrie |
Conservative |
Chichester |
"I was sceptical about metrification from the start...I hope we do
not have to find ourselves defending the mile" (letter
23/2/98). |
| Dave Watts |
Labour |
St Helens North |
Signed EDM |
| Phil Willis |
Lib-Dem |
Harrogate &
Knaresborough |
Signed EDM |
| Ann Winterton |
Conservative |
Congleton |
Signed EDM |
| Sir Nicholas Winterton |
Conservative |
Macclesfield |
Signed EDM |