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HEALTH WORKERS IN GAZA

EDM (Early Day Motion) 2604: tabled on 15 July 2019

Tabled in the 2017-19 session.

This motion has been signed by 31 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House condemns the killing of healthcare workers in Gaza and in particular the recent killing of Gaza paramedic Mohammed al-Jedaili, the fifth Palestinian health worker to be killed by Israeli forces in just over a year; notes that according to the World Health Organisation more than 750 health workers in Gaza were also injured between 30 March 2018 and 31 May 2019; and calls on the Government to take diplomatic steps to ensure that medical workers in Gaza can perform their humanitarian functions without risk of attack and to request an investigation which complies with international standards of independence, impartiality, promptness, thoroughness, and transparency into those deaths.

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.

Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 16 July 2019
Ceredigion
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 17 July 2019
Birmingham, Hall Green
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on 17 July 2019
Gateshead
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 17 July 2019
Blyth Valley
Skinner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on 17 July 2019
Bolsover
Jones, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 18 July 2019
Newport West
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 18 July 2019
High Peak
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on 18 July 2019
Hartlepool
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 18 July 2019
Brighton, Pavilion
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 18 July 2019
Ealing, Southall
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on 18 July 2019
North Tyneside
West, Catherine
Labour
Signed on 20 July 2019
Hornsey and Wood Green
Hopkins, Kelvin
Independent
Signed on 22 July 2019
Luton North
Fovargue, Yvonne
Labour
Signed on 22 July 2019
Makerfield
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on 23 July 2019
Edinburgh East
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 July 2019
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 24 July 2019
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 July 2019
Glasgow South West
McMorrin, Anna
Labour
Signed on 24 July 2019
Cardiff North
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 24 July 2019
North Down
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 July 2019
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on 24 July 2019
Bolton North East
Grogan, John
Labour
Signed on 3 September 2019
Keighley
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on 3 September 2019
Brighton, Kemptown
Antoniazzi, Tonia
Labour
Signed on 30 September 2019
Gower

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.