Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Terry Rooney (Labour), on Wednesday, 15 December 1993, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 30 members in total.

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COURT MARTIAL OF NIGEL KNOTT

That this House does not condone the absence without leave for several years by Nigel Knott but nevertheless recognises that he voluntarily gave himself up in the hope of obtaining a compassionate discharge following the birth of his baby daughter; is astonished at his detention for several months before his trial and outraged at the sentence of twelve months detention; recalls that thousands of soldiers have been discharged under Options for Change; believes that no useful purpose will be served by this brutal and vindictive sentence; and calls upon Ministers to accept representations, so far ignored, that Nigel Knott should be allowed to return to his job, his home and his partner in order to help with the upbringing of his four month old baby daughter instead of sustaining this callous attack on the Knott family.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

277 

Session

1993-94

Other sponsors

Angela Eagle

Terry Lewis

Eddie Loyden

Alice Mahon

Bill Michie

Subjects

Knott, Nigel

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk