Early Day Motions

Killing of Christian worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo town, Ondo State, Nigeria

EDM (Early Day Motion) 130: tabled on 06 June 2022

Tabled in the 2022-23 session.

This motion has been signed by 21 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House condemns the killing of Christian worshippers by terrorist gunmen at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo town, Ondo State, Nigeria on Sunday 5 June 2022; offers condolences and sympathies to the friends and family of the 40 worshippers killed during the attack; urges the Buhari Government to take effective action against the Jihadist ideology destroying lives in Nigeria; and calls on the Government to raise security concerns and threats to freedom of religion or belief with its Nigerian counterparts.

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.

Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 6 June 2022
Strangford
Primary
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on 7 June 2022
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Penning, Sir Mike
Conservative
Signed on 7 June 2022
Hemel Hempstead
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on 7 June 2022
Bedford
Bonnar, Steven
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 June 2022
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 June 2022
Glasgow North

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

Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 June 2022
Glasgow Central
O'Hara, Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 June 2022
Argyll and Bute
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 June 2022
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Cryer, John
Labour
Signed on 7 June 2022
Leyton and Wanstead
Donaldson, Sir Jeffrey M
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 8 June 2022
Lagan Valley
Ferrier, Margaret
Independent
Signed on 8 June 2022
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 June 2022
Glasgow South West
Farry, Stephen
Alliance
Signed on 9 June 2022
North Down
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 9 June 2022
York Central
Smith, Cat
Labour
Signed on 10 June 2022
Lancaster and Fleetwood
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 14 June 2022
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Qaisar, Ms Anum
Scottish National Party
Signed on 17 June 2022
Airdrie and Shotts
Lockhart, Carla
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 4 July 2022
Upper Bann
Blackman, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 4 July 2022
Harrow East
Cooper, Daisy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 September 2022
St Albans

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.