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FALKLAND ISLANDS LIBERATION DAY

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1685: tabled on 13 June 2007

Tabled in the 2006-07 session.

This motion has been signed by 143 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 notes that 14th June is Falkland Islands Liberation Day; recalls the enormous courage and determination of Her Majesty's armed forces in liberating the Islands; pays tribute to the inspirational leadership of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who, with the support of Parliament, helped restore the Islanders' democratic way of life; remains resolutely dedicated to strengthening the historic ties between the UK and the Falkland Islands; reaffirms the UK's sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and her commitment to defend their right to choose their own future; and acknowledges with deep gratitude the sacrifice of 255 men who gave their lives for this cause.

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.

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

Afriyie, Adam
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Windsor
Ainsworth, Mr Peter
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
East Surrey
Amess, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Southend West
Ancram, Mr Michael
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Devizes
Atkinson, Mr Peter
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Hexham
Austin, Mr Ian
Labour
Signed on 27 June 2007
Dudley North
Baldry, Tony
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Banbury
Barker, Gregory
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Bexhill and Battle
Baron, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Billericay
Bellingham, Mr Henry
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
North West Norfolk
Benyon, Mr Richard
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Newbury
Blunt, Mr Crispin
Conservative
Signed on 25 June 2007
Reigate
Bone, Mr Peter
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Wellingborough
Boswell, Mr Tim
Conservative
Signed on 18 June 2007
Daventry
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 18 June 2007
Worthing West
Brady, Mr Graham
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Altrincham and Sale West
Brazier, Mr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Canterbury
Breed, Mr Colin
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 14 June 2007
South East Cornwall
Browning, Angela
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Tiverton and Honiton
Burns, Mr Simon
Conservative
Signed on 13 June 2007
West Chelmsford
Campbell, Mr Gregory
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 20 June 2007
East Londonderry
Clark, Greg
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Tunbridge Wells
Clifton-Brown, Mr Geoffrey
Conservative
Signed on 13 June 2007
Cotswold
Conway, Derek
Conservative
Signed on 18 June 2007
Old Bexley and Sidcup
Cormack, Sir Patrick
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
South Staffordshire
Crabb, Mr Stephen
Conservative
Signed on 25 June 2007
Preseli Pembrokeshire
Davies, Philip
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Shipley
Davies, Mr Quentin
Conservative
Signed on 27 June 2007
Grantham and Stamford
Djanogly, Mr Jonathan
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Huntingdon
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 26 June 2007
Belfast North
Dorries, Nadine
Conservative
Signed on 29 June 2007
Mid Bedfordshire
Duddridge, James
Conservative
Signed on 21 June 2007
Rochford and Southend East
Duncan Smith, Mr Iain
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Chingford and Woodford Green
Dunne, Mr Philip
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Ludlow
Fabricant, Michael
Conservative
Signed on 13 June 2007
Lichfield
Fallon, Mr Michael
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Sevenoaks
Field, Mr Mark
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Cities of London and Westminster
Francois, Mr Mark
Conservative
Signed on 13 June 2007
Rayleigh
Fraser, Mr Christopher
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
South West Norfolk
Gauke, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
South West Hertfordshire
Gibb, Mr Nick
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
Gillan, Mrs Cheryl
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Chesham and Amersham
Goodman, Mr Paul
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Wycombe
Goodwill, Mr Robert
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Scarborough and Whitby
Gove, Michael
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Surrey Heath
Gray, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
North Wiltshire
Green, Damian
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Ashford
Greening, Justine
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Putney
Grieve, Mr Dominic
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Beaconsfield
Gummer, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Suffolk Coastal
Hammond, Mr Philip
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Runnymede and Weybridge
Hammond, Stephen
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Wimbledon
Hands, Mr Greg
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Hammersmith and Fulham
Harper, Mr Mark
Conservative
Signed on 13 June 2007
Forest of Dean
Hayes, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
South Holland and The Deepings
Heald, Mr Oliver
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
North East Hertfordshire
Heathcoat-Amory, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Wells
Hemming, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 26 June 2007
Birmingham, Yardley
Hendry, Charles
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Wealden
Herbert, Mr Nick
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Arundel and South Downs
Hoban, Mr Mark
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Fareham
Holloway, Mr Adam
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Gravesham
Horam, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Orpington
Hoyle, Mr Lindsay
Labour
Signed on 20 June 2007
Chorley
Hunt, Mr Jeremy
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
South West Surrey
Hurd, Mr Nick
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Ruislip-Northwood
Jack, Mr Michael
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Fylde
Jackson, Mr Stewart
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Peterborough
Jenkin, Mr Bernard
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
North Essex
Jones, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 15 June 2007
Clwyd West
Kawczynski, Daniel
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Shrewsbury and Atcham
Keetch, Mr Paul
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 20 June 2007
Hereford
Key, Robert
Conservative
Signed on 18 June 2007
Salisbury
Kirkbride, Julie
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Bromsgrove
Knight, Mr Greg
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
East Yorkshire
Laing, Mrs Eleanor
Conservative
Signed on 20 June 2007
Epping Forest
Lancaster, Mr Mark
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
North East Milton Keynes
Lansley, Mr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
South Cambridgeshire
Liddell-Grainger, Mr Ian
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Bridgwater
Lilley, Mr Peter
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Hitchin and Harpenden
Loughton, Tim
Conservative
Signed on 15 June 2007
East Worthing and Shoreham
Luff, Peter
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Mid Worcestershire
Mackay, Mr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Bracknell
Malins, Mr Humfrey
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Woking
May, Mrs Theresa
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Maidenhead
McCrea, Rev Dr William
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 21 June 2007
South Antrim
McIntosh, Miss Anne
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Vale of York
McLoughlin, Mr Patrick
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
West Derbyshire
Miller, Mrs Maria
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Basingstoke
Mitchell, Mr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Sutton Coldfield
Moss, Mr Malcolm
Conservative
Signed on 15 June 2007
North East Cambridgeshire
Mundell, David
Conservative
Signed on 10 July 2007
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Murrison, Dr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Westbury
Neill, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Bromley and Chislehurst
Newmark, Mr Brooks
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Braintree
O'Brien, Mr Stephen
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Eddisbury
Osborne, Mr George
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Tatton
Paice, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
South East Cambridgeshire
Paisley, Reverend Ian
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 14 June 2007
North Antrim
Pelling, Mr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Croydon Central
Penning, Mike
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Hemel Hempstead
Penrose, John
Conservative
Signed on 19 June 2007
Weston-Super-Mare
Prisk, Mr Mark
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Hertford and Stortford
Pritchard, Mark
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
The Wrekin
Randall, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Uxbridge
Redwood, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Wokingham
Rifkind, Sir Malcolm
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Kensington and Chelsea
Robathan, Mr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Blaby
Robertson, Mr Laurence
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Tewkesbury
Rosindell, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Romford
Ruffley, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Bury St. Edmunds
Scott, Mr Lee
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Ilford North
Selous, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
South West Bedfordshire
Shapps, Grant
Conservative
Signed on 25 July 2007
Welwyn Hatfield
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 20 June 2007
Upper Bann
Soames, Hon Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Mid Sussex
Spelman, Mrs Caroline
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Meriden
Steen, Mr Anthony
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Totnes
Swayne, Mr Desmond
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
New Forest West
Swire, Mr Hugo
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
East Devon
Syms, Mr Robert
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Poole
Tyrie, Mr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Chichester
Vaizey, Mr Edward
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Wantage
Vara, Mr Shailesh
Conservative
Signed on 18 June 2007
North West Cambridgeshire
Viggers, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Gosport
Walker, Mr Charles
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Broxbourne
Wallace, Mr Ben
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Lancaster and Wyre
Waterson, Mr Nigel
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Eastbourne
Watkinson, Angela
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Upminster
Whittingdale, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Maldon and East Chelmsford
Wiggin, Bill
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Leominster
Willetts, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Havant
Wilson, Mr Rob
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Reading East
Winterton, Ann
Conservative
Signed on 19 June 2007
Congleton
Winterton, Sir Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 20 June 2007
Macclesfield
Wright, Jeremy
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
Rugby and Kenilworth
Yeo, Mr Tim
Conservative
Signed on 14 June 2007
South Suffolk

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.