So… we asked all our MPs what they thought of the ‘Secret Courts Bill’.
Where did they come out?
For almost all of them… it’s a secret!
| MP | Constituency | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Alexander | Inverness, Nairn, and Badenoch & Strathspey | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Sir Alan Beith | Berwick upon Tweed | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Gordon Birtwhistle | Burnley | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | “I am following Nick’s lead on this.” |
| Annette Brooke | Mid Dorset and Poole North | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Jeremy Browne | Taunton | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | Holding response received 17.12.12 – awaiting full reply. Currently, it’s a secret. |
| Lorely Burt | Solihull | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Vince Cable | Twickenham | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Nick Clegg | Sheffield Hallam | Supports Government Bill. |
| Mike Crockart | Edinburgh West | “Supports Bill with JCHR amendments”. On the Bill Committee. Proposing amendments in line with the JCHR report. |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Tim Farron | Westmoreland and Lonsdale | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Lynne Featherstone | Hornsey and Wood Green | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Don Foster | Bath | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Andrew George | St Ives | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Stephen Gilbert | St Austell and Newquay | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Duncan Hames | Chippenham | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth North | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| John Hemming | Birmingham Yardley | No answer. But the only Lib Dem MP to vote against the second reading of the Bill. |
| Martin Horwood | Cheltenham | “… minded to support the Bill at second reading” |
| Simon Hughes | Southwark and Bermondsey | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Chris Huhne | Eastleigh | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Mark Hunter | Cheadle | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Julian Huppert | Cambridge | On the Bill Committee. Proposing amendments in line with the JCHR report. |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Norman Lamb | North Norfolk | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| David Laws | Yeovil | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| John Leech | Manchester Withington | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Stephen Lloyd | Eastbourne | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Greg Mulholland | Leeds North West | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Tessa Munt | Wells | Won’t reply as not asked by constituent. It’s a secret. |
| John Pugh | Southport | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Alan Reid | Argyll and Bute | Won’t reply as not asked by constituent. It’s a secret. |
| Dan Rogerson | North Cornwall | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | Won’t reply as not asked by constituent. It’s a secret. |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | No answer. But signed the Secret Courts petition. |
| Sir Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | Won’t reply as not asked by constituent. It’s a secret. |
| Ian Swales | Redcar | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Jo Swinson | East Dunbartonshire | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Sarah Teather | Brent East | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| John Thurso | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| David Ward | Bradford East | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Steve Webb | Thornbury and Yate | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshir | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Stephen Williams | Bristol West | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Mark Williams | Ceredigion | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Jenny Willott | Central Cardiff | No answer. It’s a secret. |
| Simon Wright | Norwich South | No answer. It’s a secret. |
As a constituent of Bob Russell’s, I should be able to get an answer, then!
Could you send me a copy of the email you sent out?
I’ve sent it to you.
Martin