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Holocaust Memorial Day

EDM (Early Day Motion) 871: tabled on 19 January 2022

Tabled in the 2021-22 session.

This motion has been signed by 32 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House notes that on 27 January 2022 the UK will observe Holocaust Memorial Day marking the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, where an estimated 1.1 million Jewish men, women and children were murdered; commemorates the six million victims of the Holocaust and the millions of other victims of Nazi persecution; further notes that the House pays tribute to the commitment of Holocaust survivors and Kindertransport refugees who share their experiences with young people across the country; acknowledges the importance of the Holocaust Educational Trust's work in schools across the UK and in particular the Lessons from Auschwitz Project, which has so far given more than 41,000 students and teachers the opportunity to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau; welcomes the establishment of a permanent National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre adjacent to Parliament; pays tribute to the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust for organising the national Holocaust Memorial Day event; and urges all Right hon. and hon. Members to observe this day so that the appalling events of the Holocaust are always understood by future generations.

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.

Huq, Dr Rupa
Labour
Signed on 20 January 2022
Ealing Central and Acton
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2022
Ealing, Southall
Spellar, John
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2022
Warley
McDonald, Stuart C
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 January 2022
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Cherry, Joanna
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 January 2022
Edinburgh South West
Hollern, Kate
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2022
Blackburn
Docherty-Hughes, Martin
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 January 2022
West Dunbartonshire
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 21 January 2022
Ceredigion
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2022
Liverpool, Wavertree
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 January 2022
Glasgow North
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2022
South Shields
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 January 2022
East Renfrewshire
Ferrier, Margaret
Independent
Signed on 24 January 2022
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 January 2022
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Lloyd, Tony
Labour
Signed on 24 January 2022
Rochdale
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 January 2022
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 24 January 2022
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Blackman, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 2022
Harrow East
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 January 2022
Ochil and South Perthshire
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 January 2022
North Ayrshire and Arran
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 January 2022
Motherwell and Wishaw
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 January 2022
Glasgow North West
Callaghan, Amy
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 January 2022
East Dunbartonshire
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 January 2022
Edinburgh North and Leith
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 27 January 2022
Glasgow South West
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 February 2022
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.