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Global Goals, Official Development Assistance, and the role of the Department for International Development

EDM (Early Day Motion) 21: tabled on 19 December 2019

Tabled in the 2019-21 session.

This motion has been signed by 37 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House affirms its commitment to the Global Goals for Sustainable Development agreed by Member States of the United Nations in 2015 with the aim of ending poverty, fighting inequality and addressing the urgency of climate change by 2030; believes the United Kingdom’s statutory commitment to spending 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income each year as Official Development Assistance demonstrates cross-party consensus in the UK behind the importance of those goals, and ambitious leadership among the international community of donor countries; further believes that the existence since 1997 of a dedicated Government Department and Secretary of State for International Development has protected and enhanced the work of Government and thousands of agencies and charities funded by Government, in meeting global targets to end poverty; and believes that the Department for International Development should continue to exist as a dedicated Government Department throughout the lifetime of this Parliament and beyond.

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.

Sobel, Alex
Labour
Signed on 31 December 2019
Leeds North West
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on 6 January 2020
Livingston
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 January 2020
Dundee West
West, Catherine
Labour
Signed on 7 January 2020
Hornsey and Wood Green
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 7 January 2020
Ceredigion
Sheerman, Mr Barry
Labour
Signed on 7 January 2020
Huddersfield
Doughty, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 7 January 2020
Cardiff South and Penarth
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 January 2020
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 8 January 2020
Ealing, Southall
Hayes, Helen
Labour
Signed on 8 January 2020
Dulwich and West Norwood
Bonnar, Steven
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 January 2020
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 8 January 2020
Worthing West
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 January 2020
Glasgow South West
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 January 2020
Glasgow Central
Hanvey, Neale
Independent
Signed on 8 January 2020
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Chamberlain, Wendy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 January 2020
North East Fife
Stone, Jamie
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 January 2020
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Carmichael, Mr Alistair
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 January 2020
Orkney and Shetland
Davey, Sir Edward
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 January 2020
Kingston and Surbiton
Zeichner, Daniel
Labour
Signed on 9 January 2020
Cambridge
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on 13 January 2020
Glasgow East
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on 16 January 2020
North Tyneside
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on 16 January 2020
Hartlepool
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 January 2020
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Anderson, Fleur
Labour
Signed on 20 January 2020
Putney
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 20 January 2020
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Grant, Peter
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 February 2020
Glenrothes
Foy, Mary Kelly
Labour
Signed on 24 February 2020
City of Durham
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 March 2020
North Ayrshire and Arran
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 6 May 2020
Hayes and Harlington
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on 15 September 2020
Brighton, Kemptown

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.