Early Day Motions

ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE IN YEMEN

EDM (Early Day Motion) 408: tabled on 28 October 2014

Tabled in the 2014-15 session.

This motion has been signed by 25 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 deplores the recent escalation of violence in Yemen, where 250 people have died in clashes over the last few days; acknowledges warnings from Yemen's ambassador to the UK, Abdullah al-Radhi, that the country is at risk of civil war; notes that local al-Qaeda groups have declared support for ISIL, whom the UK is currently targeting in Iraq; further notes Yemen's dangerous growth of Jihadist movements; and hopes that the international community will continue to remain focused on Yemen's growing aid and development needs.

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.

Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on 28 October 2014
Leicester East
Primary
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 29 October 2014
Strangford
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 29 October 2014
Blyth Valley
Anderson, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 29 October 2014
Blaydon
Campbell, Mr Gregory
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 29 October 2014
East Londonderry
Meale, Sir Alan
Labour
Signed on 29 October 2014
Mansfield

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

Brooke, Annette
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 6 November 2014
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Caton, Martin
Labour
Signed on 30 October 2014
Gower
Clark, Katy
Labour
Signed on 25 November 2014
North Ayrshire and Arran
Crausby, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 30 October 2014
Bolton North East
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 3 November 2014
Coventry South
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 5 November 2014
Belfast North
Donaldson, Mr Jeffrey M.
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 18 November 2014
Lagan Valley
Glindon, Mrs Mary
Labour
Signed on 30 October 2014
North Tyneside
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 4 November 2014
Birmingham, Hall Green
Hancock, Mr Mike
Independent
Signed on 30 October 2014
Portsmouth South
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 5 November 2014
North Down
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 30 October 2014
Luton North
Leech, Mr John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 November 2014
Manchester, Withington
Long, Naomi
Alliance
Signed on 19 November 2014
Belfast East
McCrea, Dr William
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 4 November 2014
South Antrim
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 18 November 2014
Hayes and Harlington
Osborne, Sandra
Labour
Signed on 5 November 2014
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 3 November 2014
Ealing, Southall
Vaz, Valerie
Labour
Signed on 30 October 2014
Walsall South

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.