Early Day Motions

UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1566: tabled on 04 September 2018

Tabled in the 2017-19 session.

This motion has been signed by 87 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House is appalled by the decision of the US Administration to end its funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which amounts to a reduction of nearly a third of UNRWA's operating budget; believes that such a move takes the Middle East further away from peace and is part of an unprecedented attempt to undermine the international legal consensus on the protected status of Palestinian refugees; notes that across Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, around six million Palestinian refugees are registered with UNRWA and reaffirms their status as such; is concerned that this funding decision will critically endanger UNRWA's ability to continue providing vital services, including health care and social services as well as education for well over 500,000 refugee children; and calls on the Government to work with international partners to fill the funding gap left by the US Administration and ensure that vital front-line services are not put at risk by this reckless unilateral withdrawal of support.

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.

Burden, Richard
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Birmingham, Northfield
Primary
Soames, Sir Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 4 September 2018
Mid Sussex
Brake, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 September 2018
Carshalton and Wallington
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Easington
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 4 September 2018
Central Ayrshire
West, Catherine
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Hornsey and Wood Green

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

Ali, Rushanara
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Bethnal Green and Bow
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 October 2018
Livingston
Betts, Mr Clive
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Sheffield South East
Blomfield, Paul
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Sheffield Central
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 10 September 2018
Worthing West
Brabin, Tracy
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Batley and Spen
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 4 September 2018
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Brown, Lyn
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
West Ham
Buck, Ms Karen
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Westminster North
Cadbury, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Brentford and Isleworth
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 5 September 2018
Blyth Valley
Carden, Dan
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Liverpool, Walton
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on 10 September 2018
Dunfermline and West Fife
Charalambous, Bambos
Labour
Signed on 17 October 2018
Enfield, Southgate
Clwyd, Ann
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Cynon Valley
Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on 1 November 2018
Bolton North East
Cunningham, Alex
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Stockton North
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 5 September 2018
Coventry South
Davey, Sir Edward
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 September 2018
Kingston and Surbiton
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 September 2018
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
De Cordova, Marsha
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Battersea
Dhesi, Mr Tanmanjeet Singh
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Slough
Dromey, Jack
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Birmingham, Erdington
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 5 September 2018
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Elliott, Julie
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Sunderland Central
Farrelly, Paul
Labour
Signed on 9 October 2018
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 October 2018
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2018
Newport West
Gaffney, Hugh
Labour
Signed on 10 September 2018
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Gapes, Mike
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2018
Ilford South
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
High Peak
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
North Tyneside
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 9 October 2018
Birmingham, Hall Green
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 September 2018
Glasgow North
Green, Kate
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Stretford and Urmston
Haigh, Louise
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Sheffield, Heeley
Hayes, Helen
Labour
Signed on 9 October 2018
Dulwich and West Norwood
Hendrick, Sir Mark
Labour
Signed on 10 September 2018
Preston
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 October 2018
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on 11 September 2018
Hartlepool
Hollern, Kate
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Blackburn
Hopkins, Kelvin
Independent
Signed on 5 September 2018
Luton North
Hussain, Imran
Labour
Signed on 9 October 2018
Bradford East
Khan, Afzal
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Manchester, Gorton
Kinnock, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Aberavon
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 10 September 2018
Ceredigion
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 12 September 2018
Dundee West
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on 6 September 2018
Glasgow East
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 4 September 2018
Brighton, Pavilion
Lucas, Ian C.
Labour
Signed on 5 September 2018
Wrexham
Mahmood, Shabana
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Birmingham, Ladywood
Malhotra, Seema
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Feltham and Heston
Marsden, Gordon
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Blackpool South
Martin, Sandy
Labour
Signed on 6 September 2018
Ipswich
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
York Central
Matheson, Christian
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
City of Chester
McDonald, Andy
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Middlesbrough
Moran, Layla
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 September 2018
Oxford West and Abingdon
Murray, Ian
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Edinburgh South
Nandy, Lisa
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Wigan
Osamor, Kate
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Edmonton
Owen, Albert
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Ynys Môn
Pennycook, Matthew
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Greenwich and Woolwich
Phillips, Jess
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Birmingham, Yardley
Qureshi, Yasmin
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Bolton South East
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on 10 September 2018
Brighton, Kemptown
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 13 September 2018
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on 4 September 2018
Edinburgh East
Sherriff, Paula
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Dewsbury
Slaughter, Andy
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Hammersmith
Smith, Laura
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Crewe and Nantwich
Sobel, Alex
Labour
Signed on 9 October 2018
Leeds North West
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 10 September 2018
Glasgow South West
Stevens, Jo
Labour
Signed on 11 September 2018
Cardiff Central
Streeting, Wes
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
Ilford North
Swinson, Jo
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 October 2018
East Dunbartonshire
Timms, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 4 September 2018
East Ham
Walker, Thelma
Labour
Signed on 9 October 2018
Colne Valley
Williamson, Chris
Labour
Signed on 9 October 2018
Derby North
Wishart, Pete
Scottish National Party
Signed on 6 November 2018
Perth and North Perthshire
Zeichner, Daniel
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2018
Cambridge

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.