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FIRE AT MZUZU UNIVERSITY, MALAWI

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1011: tabled on 26 January 2016

Tabled in the 2015-16 session.

This motion has been signed by 32 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 with regret news of a fire at Mzuzu University in northern Malawi, in late December, which destroyed the university library and its stock of at least 45,000 books; further notes that the University was established in 1997 as Malawi's second national public university, and has admitted students since 1999; believes that the destruction of such a valuable resource is a loss not only to the institution but to the country as a whole; welcomes the messages of support the University has received from friends in Malawi and internationally; and particularly welcomes the actions by the Scotland­ Malawi Partnership to co-ordinate efforts in Scotland to respond to the disaster by appealing for donations of books, equipment and funds to help re-stock and rebuild the library, and to ensure temporary provision for students at the University.

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.

Ahmed-Sheikh, Ms Tasmina
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 February 2016
Ochil and South Perthshire
Black, Mhairi
Scottish National Party
Signed on 28 January 2016
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Blackford, Ian
Scottish National Party
Signed on 28 January 2016
Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Boswell, Philip
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 February 2016
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on 27 January 2016
Edinburgh North and Leith
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on 28 January 2016
Dunfermline and West Fife
Cherry, Joanna
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 February 2016
Edinburgh South West
Crawley, Angela
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 May 2016
Lanark and Hamilton East
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 27 January 2016
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 3 February 2016
North East Fife
Gray, Neil
Scottish National Party
Signed on 28 January 2016
Airdrie and Shotts
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 28 January 2016
Dundee West
Lewis, Dr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 4 February 2016
New Forest East
MacNeil, Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 February 2016
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 February 2016
Falkirk
Meale, Sir Alan
Labour
Signed on 1 February 2016
Mansfield
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 3 February 2016
Glasgow North West
Monaghan, Dr Paul
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 February 2016
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Mullin, Roger
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 February 2016
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Newlands, Gavin
Scottish National Party
Signed on 29 January 2016
Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 28 January 2016
East Dunbartonshire
Paterson, Steven
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 February 2016
Stirling
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 2 February 2016
Upper Bann
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 February 2016
Glasgow South West
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 February 2016
Glasgow Central
Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2016
Leicester East

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.