Early Day Motions

AFGHAN WOMEN

EDM (Early Day Motion) 337: tabled on 31 October 2001

Tabled in the 2001-02 session.

This motion has been signed by 99 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House, mindful that ongoing discussions involving the UK Government, the US administration, the EU and the United Nations on the possible form of a post-Taliban government, have laid stress on a balance of tribes and ethnic groupings; is aware that UN Special Advisor on Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, is tasked with talking to all interested parties and up to 1,000 male power brokers are already vying with each other for power in any administration; calls on the Government to note that according to the Inter Parliamentary Union, women in Afghanistan were given the right to vote in 1965 and that four women were elected to parliament that year and seven in 1988, that from the 1950s women and girls in Kabul and in many other parts of the country attended co-educational schools; notes that until they were banned from work by the Taliban, 70 per cent. of teachers and 40 per cent. of doctors were women and over half of university students were women; believes that it is only the brutal and systematic repression by the Taliban regime that has made women invisible in Afghanistan; calls on the international community not to collude in their continuing invisibility; and calls on the UK Government to do everything in its power to ensure that representatives of Afghan women are included at every stage of planning for a post-Taliban government.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Ruddock, Joan
Labour
Signed on 31 October 2001
Lewisham, Deptford
Primary
Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on 17 January 2002
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Amess, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 5 December 2001
Southend West
Atherton, Ms Candy
Labour
Signed on 1 November 2001
Falmouth and Camborne
Austin, John
Labour
Signed on 14 November 2001
Erith and Thamesmead
Bailey, Mr Adrian
Labour
Signed on 29 November 2001
West Bromwich West

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Baker, Norman
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 19 November 2001
Lewes
Barrett, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 November 2001
Edinburgh West
Bayley, Hugh
Labour
Signed on 13 December 2001
City of York
Berry, Dr Roger
Labour
Signed on 10 December 2001
Kingswood
Best, Mr Harold
Labour
Signed on 6 November 2001
Leeds North West
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 6 November 2001
Worthing West
Brake, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 1 November 2001
Carshalton and Wallington
Breed, Mr Colin
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 6 November 2001
South East Cornwall
Brooke, Annette
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 November 2001
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Brown, Mr Russell
Labour
Signed on 14 November 2001
Dumfries
Buck, Ms Karen
Labour
Signed on 1 November 2001
Regent's Park and Kensington North
Burden, Richard
Labour
Signed on 7 November 2001
Birmingham, Northfield
Cable, Dr Vincent
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 November 2001
Twickenham
Campbell, Sir Menzies
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 1 November 2001
North East Fife
Caton, Mr Martin
Labour
Signed on 6 November 2001
Gower
Chaytor, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 5 November 2001
Bury North
Clarke, Mr Tony
Labour
Signed on 13 February 2002
Northampton South
Coleman, Mr Iain
Labour
Signed on 12 December 2001
Hammersmith and Fulham
Connarty, Michael
Labour
Signed on 6 November 2001
Falkirk East
Cook, Frank
Labour
Signed on 5 November 2001
Stockton North
Cotter, Brian
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 6 November 2001
Weston-Super-Mare
Cryer, Mrs Ann
Labour
Signed on 6 November 2001
Keighley
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 12 November 2001
Coventry South
Davey, Valerie
Labour
Signed on 15 November 2001
Bristol West
Davidson, Mr Ian
Labour
Signed on 7 November 2001
Glasgow, Pollok
Dawson, Mr Hilton
Labour
Signed on 1 November 2001
Lancaster and Wyre
Dean, Mrs Janet
Labour
Signed on 21 November 2001
Burton
Dismore, Mr Andrew
Labour
Signed on 1 November 2001
Hendon
Dobbin, Jim
Labour
Signed on 5 November 2001
Heywood and Middleton
Doran, Mr Frank
Labour
Signed on 22 November 2001
Aberdeen Central
Doughty, Sue
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 November 2001
Guildford
Drew, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 1 November 2001
Stroud
Edwards, Mr Huw
Labour
Signed on 3 December 2001
Monmouth
Ennis, Jeff
Labour
Signed on 7 November 2001
Barnsley East and Mexborough
Etherington, Bill
Labour
Signed on 20 November 2001
Sunderland North
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 8 November 2001
Newport West
Follett, Barbara
Labour
Signed on 4 December 2001
Stevenage
Foster, Mr Don
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 December 2001
Bath
Gardiner, Barry
Labour
Signed on 8 January 2002
Brent North
George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 November 2001
St Ives
Gidley, Sandra
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 12 November 2001
Romsey
Griffiths, Mr Win
Labour
Signed on 1 November 2001
Bridgend
Hancock, Mr Mike
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 November 2001
Portsmouth South
Harvey, Nick
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 November 2001
North Devon
Hermon, Lady Sylvia
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 7 November 2001
North Down
Holmes, Paul
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 1 November 2001
Chesterfield
Illsley, Mr Eric
Labour
Signed on 1 November 2001
Barnsley Central
Jackson, Helen
Labour
Signed on 15 November 2001
Sheffield, Hillsborough
Jones, Lynne
Labour
Signed on 1 November 2001
Birmingham, Selly Oak
Jones, Mr Nigel
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 November 2001
Cheltenham
Joyce, Eric
Labour
Signed on 6 December 2001
Falkirk West
Keen, Alan
Labour
Signed on 11 December 2001
Feltham and Heston
Khabra, Mr Piara S
Labour
Signed on 10 January 2002
Ealing, Southall
Knight, Jim
Labour
Signed on 1 November 2001
South Dorset
Lamb, Norman
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 November 2001
North Norfolk
Lepper, David
Labour
Signed on 6 November 2001
Brighton, Pavilion
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 1 November 2001
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
MacDonald, Dr Calum
Labour
Signed on 13 December 2001
Western Isles
Mactaggart, Fiona
Labour
Signed on 31 October 2001
Slough
Mahon, Alice
Labour
Signed on 1 November 2001
Halifax
McCafferty, Chris
Labour
Signed on 6 November 2001
Calder Valley
McKechin, Ann
Labour
Signed on 1 November 2001
Glasgow, Maryhill
McKenna, Rosemary
Labour
Signed on 31 October 2001
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
McNamara, Mr Kevin
Labour
Signed on 13 November 2001
Kingston upon Hull North
Moffatt, Laura
Labour
Signed on 8 November 2001
Crawley
Morgan, Julie
Labour
Signed on 31 October 2001
Cardiff North
Naysmith, Dr Doug
Labour
Signed on 15 November 2001
Bristol North West
O'Neill, Mr Martin
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2001
Ochil
Perham, Linda
Labour
Signed on 2 November 2001
Ilford North
Prentice, Mr Gordon
Labour
Signed on 1 November 2001
Pendle
Quin, Joyce
Labour
Signed on 23 November 2001
Gateshead East and Washington West
Rapson, Syd
Labour
Signed on 7 November 2001
Portsmouth North
Robertson, Angus
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 November 2001
Moray
Salter, Martin
Labour
Signed on 6 November 2001
Reading West
Sarwar, Mr Mohammad
Labour
Signed on 22 January 2002
Glasgow, Govan
Sedgemore, Mr Brian
Labour
Signed on 6 November 2001
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Simpson, Alan
Labour
Signed on 15 November 2001
Nottingham South
Skinner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on 7 November 2001
Bolsover
Smyth, The Rev Martin
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 6 November 2001
Belfast South
Stewart, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2001
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber
Stinchcombe, Mr Paul
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2001
Wellingborough
Stunell, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 12 November 2001
Hazel Grove
Tonge, Dr Jenny
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 31 October 2001
Richmond Park
Truswell, Mr Paul
Labour
Signed on 22 November 2001
Pudsey
Tynan, Mr Bill
Labour
Signed on 14 November 2001
Hamilton South
Vis, Dr Rudi
Labour
Signed on 7 November 2001
Finchley and Golders Green
Walley, Joan
Labour
Signed on 7 November 2001
Stoke-on-Trent North
Wareing, Mr Robert N.
Labour
Signed on 1 November 2001
Liverpool, West Derby
Watkinson, Angela
Conservative
Signed on 31 October 2001
Upminster
Williams, Mr Alan
Labour
Signed on 1 November 2001
Swansea West
Williams, Mrs Betty
Labour
Signed on 13 November 2001
Conwy
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 7 November 2001
Caernarfon

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.

O'Brien, Mr Mike
Labour
Signature withdrawn on 12 December 2001
North Warwickshire