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GUARDIAN CAMPAIGN TO END FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1059: tabled on 06 February 2014

Tabled in the 2013-14 session.

This motion has been signed by 49 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 an estimated 66,000 women in the UK have suffered from female genital mutilation (FGM); further notes that an additional 20,000 British girls are thought to be at risk of being cut every year despite previous Government promises to stop FGM; commends the work of 17 year old student Fahma Mohamed, alongside The Guardian newspaper, to put a stop to this inhumane and unnecessary practice; further notes that Fahma's change.org petition calling on the Department for Education (DfE) to teach about FGM in schools has already collected over 22,310 signatories; welcomes the announcement on 6 February 2014 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development and the Minister of State for the Home Office of a package of measures designed to combat this harmful practice nationally and internationally; calls on the Government, and in particular the DfE to do everything in its power to support the work of Fahma and countless others who are fighting to end the culture of secrecy and fear around the practice; and further calls for swift action on the issue before the 'cutting season' begins once more during the 2014 school summer holidays.

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.

Blackman, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 12 February 2014
Harrow East
Blomfield, Paul
Labour
Signed on 24 February 2014
Sheffield Central
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 11 February 2014
Worthing West
Campbell, Sir Menzies
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 1 April 2014
North East Fife
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 12 February 2014
Blyth Valley
Caton, Martin
Labour
Signed on 11 February 2014
Gower
Clark, Katy
Labour
Signed on 12 February 2014
North Ayrshire and Arran
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on 2 April 2014
West Lancashire
Crausby, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 27 February 2014
Bolton North East
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 13 February 2014
Coventry South
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 12 February 2014
Belfast North
Durkan, Mark
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 10 February 2014
Foyle
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 10 February 2014
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Galloway, Mr George
Respect Party
Signed on 13 February 2014
Bradford West
Glindon, Mrs Mary
Labour
Signed on 11 February 2014
North Tyneside
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 11 March 2014
Birmingham, Hall Green
Hancock, Mr Mike
Independent
Signed on 24 February 2014
Portsmouth South
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 24 February 2014
Luton North
Leech, Mr John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 25 February 2014
Manchester, Withington
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 10 February 2014
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Long, Naomi
Alliance
Signed on 26 February 2014
Belfast East
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 24 February 2014
Brighton, Pavilion
McCrea, Dr William
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 11 February 2014
South Antrim
McDonnell, Dr Alasdair
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 12 February 2014
Belfast South
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 13 February 2014
Hayes and Harlington
McGovern, Jim
Labour
Signed on 11 February 2014
Dundee West
Meale, Sir Alan
Labour
Signed on 11 February 2014
Mansfield
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on 24 February 2014
Gateshead
O'Donnell, Fiona
Labour
Signed on 12 February 2014
East Lothian
Ritchie, Ms Margaret
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 11 February 2014
South Down
Robinson, Mr Geoffrey
Labour
Signed on 4 March 2014
Coventry North West
Roy, Lindsay
Labour
Signed on 13 February 2014
Glenrothes
Ruane, Chris
Labour
Signed on 4 March 2014
Vale of Clwyd
Russell, Sir Bob
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 February 2014
Colchester
Sanders, Mr Adrian
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 11 February 2014
Torbay
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 10 February 2014
Strangford
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 10 March 2014
Ealing, Southall
Sheridan, Jim
Labour
Signed on 12 February 2014
Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 11 February 2014
Upper Bann
Stringer, Graham
Labour
Signed on 10 February 2014
Blackley and Broughton
Stunell, Sir Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 3 March 2014
Hazel Grove
Walley, Joan
Labour
Signed on 3 March 2014
Stoke-on-Trent North
Ward, Mr David
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 11 February 2014
Bradford East

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.