Early day motion 371

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RIGHTS OF PHOTOGRAPHERS

That this House views with concern the rash of incidents of photographers, both amateur and professional, being stopped by over-officious police constables and police community support officers (PCSOs) from taking photographs of St Paul's Cathedral, fish and chip shops in Chatham, the Houses of Parliament, the Millennium Bridge, Christmas lights in Burgess Hill, strategic buildings in Hull and other public places, all under the provisions in anti-terrorist legislation against eliciting information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism; considers that it ill becomes a state which trains more cameras on its people than any other on the globe to harass its citizens when they use theirs; commends the view of Lord Carlisle that the police should show common sense; and urges the Secretary of State for the Home Department and the Association of Police Officers to inform the police and PCSOs that photography is a right as well as an enjoyable pastime for both tourists and a large section of the population and to educate constables and PCSOs on the rights of photographers in their training so that they can recognise that the joy photography and happy snapping brings to citizens and tourists alike should not be inhibited.

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Name Party Constituency Date Signed
Bayley, Hugh Labour Party City of York 05.01.2010
Betts, Clive Labour Party Sheffield Attercliffe 08.12.2009
Bottomley, Peter Conservative Party Worthing West 09.12.2009
Brady, Graham Conservative Party Altrincham and Sale West 08.12.2009
Breed, Colin Liberal Democrats South East Cornwall 08.12.2009
Brooke, Annette Liberal Democrats Mid Dorset and North Poole 08.12.2009
Brown, Russell Labour Party Dumfries and Galloway 11.01.2010
Burstow, Paul Liberal Democrats Sutton and Cheam 16.12.2009
Campbell, Gregory Democratic Unionist Party Londonderry East 09.12.2009
Campbell, Ronnie Labour Party Blyth Valley 09.12.2009
Caton, Martin Labour Party Gower 09.12.2009
Clapham, Michael Labour Party Barnsley West and Penistone 15.12.2009
Corbyn, Jeremy Labour Party Islington North 09.12.2009
Crausby, David Labour Party Bolton North East 21.01.2010
Cryer, Ann Labour Party Keighley 08.12.2009
Davies, Dai INDEPENDENT Blaenau Gwent 08.12.2009
Davies, Philip Conservative Party Shipley 08.12.2009
Dean, Janet Labour Party Burton 09.12.2009
Dismore, Andrew Labour Party Hendon 08.12.2009
Dobbin, Jim Labour Party Heywood and Middleton 09.12.2009
Drew, David Labour Party Stroud 08.12.2009
Durkan, Mark Social Democratic and Labour Party Foyle 07.12.2009
Etherington, Bill Labour Party Sunderland North 19.01.2010
Evans, Nigel Conservative Party Ribble Valley 14.12.2009
Fisher, Mark Labour Party Stoke-on-Trent Central 15.12.2009
Flynn, Paul Labour Party Newport West 08.12.2009
Galloway, George Respect Bethnal Green and Bow 04.03.2010
Gerrard, Neil Labour Party Walthamstow 15.12.2009
Gidley, Sandra Liberal Democrats Romsey 15.12.2009
Gray, James Conservative Party North Wiltshire 08.12.2009
Hamilton, David Labour Party Midlothian 08.02.2010
Heath, David Liberal Democrats Somerton and Frome 15.12.2009
Hemming, John Liberal Democrats Birmingham Yardley 10.12.2009
Hoey, Kate Labour Party Vauxhall 07.12.2009
Holmes, Paul Liberal Democrats Chesterfield 09.12.2009
Hopkins, Kelvin Labour Party Luton North 07.12.2009
Hoyle, Lindsay Labour Party Chorley 08.12.2009
Hughes, Simon Liberal Democrats North Southwark and Bermondsey 16.12.2009
Hunter, Mark Liberal Democrats Cheadle 09.12.2009
Iddon, Brian Labour Party Bolton South East 08.12.2009
Illsley, Eric Labour Party Barnsley Central 10.12.2009
Jenkins, Brian Labour Party Tamworth 10.12.2009
Leech, John Liberal Democrats Manchester Withington 09.12.2009
Linton, Martin Labour Party Battersea 14.12.2009
Luff, Peter Conservative Party Mid Worcestershire 08.12.2009
Maclean, David Conservative Party Penrith and the Border 14.12.2009
McCafferty, Chris Labour Party Calder Valley 05.01.2010
McCrea, Dr William Democratic Unionist Party South Antrim 09.12.2009
McDonnell, John Labour Party Hayes and Harlington 08.12.2009
McGovern, Jim Labour Party Dundee West 05.01.2010
McGrady, Eddie Social Democratic and Labour Party South Down 27.01.2010
Miller, Andrew Labour Party Ellesmere Port and Neston 08.12.2009
Mitchell, Austin Labour Party Great Grimsby 07.12.2009
Morley, Elliot Labour Party Scunthorpe 09.12.2009
Mulholland, Greg Liberal Democrats Leeds North West 28.01.2010
Opik, Lembit Liberal Democrats Montgomeryshire 10.12.2009
Pope, Greg Labour Party Hyndburn 08.12.2009
Pound, Stephen Labour Party Ealing North 05.01.2010
Rennie, Willie Liberal Democrats Dunfermline and West Fife 14.12.2009
Rosindell, Andrew Conservative Party Romford 02.02.2010
Rowen, Paul Liberal Democrats Rochdale 02.02.2010
Russell, Bob Liberal Democrats Colchester 07.12.2009
Sarwar, Mohammad Labour Party Glasgow Central 08.12.2009
Simpson, Alan Labour Party Nottingham South 07.01.2010
Soames, Nicholas Conservative Party Mid Sussex 16.12.2009
Stunell, Andrew Liberal Democrats Hazel Grove 05.01.2010
Swinson, Jo Liberal Democrats East Dunbartonshire 15.12.2009
Truswell, Paul Labour Party Pudsey 14.12.2009
Vis, Rudi Labour Party Finchley and Golders Green 10.12.2009
Wareing, Robert N Labour Party Liverpool West Derby 08.12.2009
Williams, Betty Labour Party Conwy 14.12.2009
Williams, Mark Liberal Democrats Ceredigion 05.01.2010
Williams, Stephen Liberal Democrats Bristol West 09.12.2009
Willis, Phil Liberal Democrats Harrogate and Knaresborough 09.12.2009
Willott, Jenny Liberal Democrats Cardiff Central 09.12.2009
Wilshire, David Conservative Party Spelthorne 08.12.2009
Winterton, Ann Conservative Party Congleton 08.12.2009