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ADOPTION OF A FORMAL DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM

EDM (Early Day Motion) 870: tabled on 18 January 2017

Tabled in the 2016-17 session.

This motion has been signed by 59 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 welcomes the Prime Minister's announcement of 12 December 2016 that Britain will adopt a formal definition of antisemitism in response to the work of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA); recognises that a recommendation formally to adopt a definition was first made in the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Anti-Semitism report of 2006; further welcomes the stated cross-party support for the definition, including from the Leader of the Opposition; congratulates the IHRA and its 31 member countries for adopting the definition; supports efforts to ensure wider adoption of the definition across the continent at the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe and elsewhere; believes that a single definition will help identification of antisemitism; further recognises that police forces have for some time already used the definition for training purposes; welcomes the Government's update report on progress made in addressing the recommendations of the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Anti-Semitism report of 2015; and calls on all political parties and other organisations formally to adopt the definition and use it to take action against antisemitism.

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.

Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 2017
Worthing West
Brake, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 2 February 2017
Carshalton and Wallington
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 23 January 2017
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Cameron, Dr Lisa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 February 2017
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Carswell, Mr Douglas
UK Independence Party
Signed on 8 February 2017
Clacton
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on 25 January 2017
West Lancashire
Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on 31 January 2017
Bolton North East
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 January 2017
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 2 February 2017
Belfast North
Durkan, Mark
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 23 January 2017
Foyle
Elliott, Tom
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 26 January 2017
Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Ellman, Mrs Louise
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2017
Liverpool, Riverside
Flint, Caroline
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2017
Don Valley
Gapes, Mike
Labour
Signed on 24 January 2017
Ilford South
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 March 2017
North East Fife
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 January 2017
North Ayrshire and Arran
Green, Kate
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2017
Stretford and Urmston
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 January 2017
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 30 January 2017
North Down
Hodge, Dame Margaret
Labour
Signed on 20 January 2017
Barking
Howarth, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 25 January 2017
Knowsley
Kerevan, George
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 January 2017
East Lothian
Kinahan, Danny
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 26 January 2017
South Antrim
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 January 2017
Dundee West
Lewis, Dr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 30 January 2017
New Forest East
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 26 January 2017
Brighton, Pavilion
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 30 March 2017
York Central
Matheson, Christian
Labour
Signed on 20 January 2017
City of Chester
McDonnell, Dr Alasdair
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 25 January 2017
Belfast South
McGarry, Natalie
Independent
Signed on 23 January 2017
Glasgow East
McGinn, Conor
Labour
Signed on 30 January 2017
St Helens North
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 January 2017
Falkirk
Meale, Sir Alan
Labour
Signed on 30 January 2017
Mansfield
Mullin, Roger
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 January 2017
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Nandy, Lisa
Labour
Signed on 2 February 2017
Wigan
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 January 2017
East Dunbartonshire
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 January 2017
East Renfrewshire
Paisley, Ian
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 25 January 2017
North Antrim
Pickles, Sir Eric
Conservative
Signed on 2 February 2017
Brentwood and Ongar
Rimmer, Marie
Labour
Signed on 2 February 2017
St Helens South and Whiston
Ritchie, Ms Margaret
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 24 January 2017
South Down
Robertson, Angus
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 February 2017
Moray
Robinson, Gavin
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 23 January 2017
Belfast East
Robinson, Mr Geoffrey
Labour
Signed on 2 February 2017
Coventry North West
Ryan, Joan
Labour
Signed on 2 February 2017
Enfield North
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 24 January 2017
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 25 January 2017
Upper Bann
Smeeth, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 2 February 2017
Stoke-on-Trent North
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 23 January 2017
Glasgow South West
Streeting, Wes
Labour
Signed on 2 February 2017
Ilford North
Stringer, Graham
Labour
Signed on 22 February 2017
Blackley and Broughton
Twigg, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2017
Liverpool, West Derby
Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2017
Leicester East

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.