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Commonwealth Day On Monday 13 March 2000

EDM number 470 in 1999-00, proposed by Donald Anderson on 03/03/2000.

That this House, in common with all parliaments of the Commonwealth, proudly observes Commonwealth Day on Monday 13th March; recognises the increasing potential of the Commonwealth in helping its diverse membership to improve communications and international understanding following the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Durban in November last; gratefully acknowledges the work of the United Kingdom branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in strengthening the links binding together the Commonwealth's ever-widening family and in sharing experiences in the field of democracy building at all levels of government; and looks forward to welcoming delegates to the 46th annual conference of the Association, to be held in September of this millennium year in London and Edinburgh.

This motion has been signed by a total of 73 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Donald Anderson03/03/2000Swansea EastLabourProposed
Peter Pike03/03/2000BurnleyLabourSigned
Nicholas Winterton03/03/2000MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Bowen Wells03/03/2000Hertford & StortfordConservativeSigned
Dennis Turner03/03/2000Wolverhampton South EastLabour Co-operativeSigned
John Austin03/03/2000Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Cheryl Gillan03/03/2000Chesham & AmershamConservativeSigned
Tom Cox03/03/2000TootingLabourSigned
Jean Corston03/03/2000Bristol EastLabourSigned
Bill Olner03/03/2000NuneatonLabourSigned
John Marek03/03/2000WrexhamLabourSigned
Julie Kirkbride03/03/2000BromsgroveConservativeSigned
Nigel Jones03/03/2000CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Smyth03/03/2000Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Marion Roe06/03/2000BroxbourneConservativeSigned
John D Taylor06/03/2000StrangfordUUPSigned
Virginia Bottomley06/03/2000South West SurreyConservativeSigned
Peter Bottomley06/03/2000Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Harry Barnes06/03/2000North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Win Griffiths06/03/2000BridgendLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle06/03/2000ChorleyLabourSigned
Bob Russell06/03/2000ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Ernie Ross06/03/2000Dundee WestLabourSigned
Syd Rapson06/03/2000Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Ann Winterton07/03/2000CongletonConservativeSigned
Derek Wyatt07/03/2000Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Rudi Vis07/03/2000Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Mike Hancock07/03/2000Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Evans07/03/2000Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Ian Davidson07/03/2000Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
Jeremy Corbyn07/03/2000Islington NorthLabourSigned
John McWilliam07/03/2000BlaydonLabourSigned
Vincent Cable07/03/2000TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Lawrie Quinn07/03/2000Scarborough & WhitbyLabourSigned
Alan Simpson07/03/2000Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar07/03/2000Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
David Marshall07/03/2000Glasgow, ShettlestonLabourSigned
Paul Keetch07/03/2000HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Harry Cohen08/03/2000Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Ronnie Fearn08/03/2000SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Terry Davis08/03/2000Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Robin Corbett08/03/2000Birmingham, ErdingtonLabourSigned
James Paice08/03/2000South East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Edward O'Hara08/03/2000Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Bill Michie08/03/2000Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Paul Marsden08/03/2000Shrewsbury & AtchamLabourSigned
David Lepper08/03/2000Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Brian Iddon08/03/2000Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Brian White09/03/2000North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Mike Gapes09/03/2000Ilford SouthLabour Co-operativeSigned
Jim Dobbin09/03/2000Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
David Clark09/03/2000South ShieldsLabourSigned
Michael Clapham09/03/2000Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Barry Jones09/03/2000Alyn & DeesideLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn09/03/2000JarrowLabourSigned
John Stanley09/03/2000Tonbridge & MallingConservativeSigned
Kevin McNamara09/03/2000Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Eric Illsley10/03/2000Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Patrick Cormack10/03/2000South StaffordshireConservativeSigned
David Drew10/03/2000StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Tony Baldry10/03/2000BanburyConservativeSigned
Ann Cryer13/03/2000KeighleyLabourSigned
Huw Edwards13/03/2000MonmouthLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden13/03/2000Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Kerry Pollard13/03/2000St AlbansLabourSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours14/03/2000WorkingtonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington14/03/2000Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Tony McWalter15/03/2000Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
Donald Gorrie17/03/2000Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
David Crausby21/03/2000Bolton North EastLabourSigned
John McDonnell06/04/2000Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Denzil Davies11/04/2000LlanelliLabourSigned
Audrey WiseUnknownWithdrawn

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