Early Day Motions

RECOGNITION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

EDM (Early Day Motion) 2872: tabled on 30 October 2006

Tabled in the 2005-06 session.

This motion has been signed by 22 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 believes that the killing of over a million Armenians in 1915 was an act of genocide; calls upon the UK Government to recognise it as such; believes that it would be in Turkey's long-term interests to do the same; and notes the great contribution made to Britain by the 20,000 strong British Armenian community.

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.

Spink, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 30 October 2006
Castle Point
Primary
Russell, Bob
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 30 October 2006
Colchester
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 31 October 2006
Worthing West
Dismore, Mr Andrew
Labour
Signed on 31 October 2006
Hendon
Caton, Mr Martin
Labour
Signed on 31 October 2006
Gower
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on 31 October 2006
Islington North

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

Cable, Dr Vincent
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 2 November 2006
Twickenham
Donaldson, Mr Jeffrey M.
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 1 November 2006
Lagan Valley
Etherington, Bill
Labour
Signed on 6 November 2006
Sunderland North
George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 2 November 2006
St. Ives
Goodman, Helen
Labour
Signed on 7 November 2006
Bishop Auckland
Hemming, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 6 November 2006
Birmingham, Yardley
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 7 November 2006
Luton North
MacNeil, Mr Angus
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 November 2006
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Marsden, Mr Gordon
Labour
Signed on 31 October 2006
Blackpool South
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 6 November 2006
Hayes and Harlington
Moon, Mrs Madeleine
Labour
Signed on 2 November 2006
Bridgend
Rosindell, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 2 November 2006
Romford
Turner, Dr Desmond
Labour
Signed on 6 November 2006
Brighton, Kemptown
Vis, Dr Rudi
Labour
Signed on 1 November 2006
Finchley and Golders Green
Wareing, Mr Robert N.
Labour
Signed on 31 October 2006
Liverpool, West Derby
Williams, Stephen
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 1 November 2006
Bristol West

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.