Motion text
That this House is deeply concerned that Turkey has shut down the Alouk Water Station which supplies water to 460000 civilians in an area of North East Syria known as the Autonomous Administration of North East Syria (AANES); notes that Turkish forces took over the Alouk Water Station in October during its so called Peace Spring Operation and has shut it down on three occasions since causing immense suffering; is seriously concerned about the fate of the local civilian population, the displaced people from other parts of Syria and the inmates of camps holding the families of ISIS prisoners from around the world; further notes that water supply should not be subject to political and military strategy; and calls on the Foreign Secretary to intervene with his Turkish counterpart as a matter of urgency in order to avert a large scale humanitarian disaster.
Signatures (14)
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.
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
10 September 2020
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
11 September 2020
Spellar, John
Labour
Signed on
11 September 2020
Webbe, Claudia
Labour
Signed on
11 September 2020
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on
14 September 2020
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on
14 September 2020
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
14 September 2020
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on
14 September 2020
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on
14 September 2020
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
15 September 2020
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on
15 September 2020
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on
15 September 2020
Mishra, Navendu
Labour
Signed on
19 October 2020
Davies, Geraint
Labour
Signed on
22 October 2020
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.