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Parthenon Marbles And The Acropolis Museum

EDM number 336 in 2001-02, proposed by Edward O'Hara on 31/10/2001.

That this House is aware that the Parthenon Marbles, most of which are included in the Elgin Marbles collection in the British Museum, are integral architectural features of the Parthenon, itself a UNESCO world heritage site; notes with interest that the Greek Government has commissioned a new Acropolis Museum at a cost of twenty nine million pounds to be situated at the foot of the Acropolis and including a glass gallery facing the Parthenon and specifically intended to house the Parthenon Marbles; understands that this gallery will remain empty as long as the Parthenon Marbles are not available for display in it; is concerned that this will bring great discredit to the British Government and the British Museum in the eyes of the estimated three million visitors per annum to the Acropolis Museum from around the world; recognises that this location is unique as the only one in which it will be possible to view the Parthenon and its sculptures together in one experience; and calls upon the Government immediately to enter into discussions with the Greek Government with the purpose of returning the Parthenon Marbles to Athens for display in their gallery in the Acropolis Museum when it is opened at the time of the Athens Olympics in 2004.

This motion has been signed by a total of 110 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Edward O'Hara31/10/2001Knowsley SouthLabourProposed
Gordon Prentice31/10/2001PendleLabourSigned
Jimmy Hood31/10/2001ClydesdaleLabourSigned
Jackie Lawrence31/10/2001Preseli PembrokeshireLabourSigned
Alan Meale31/10/2001MansfieldLabourSigned
Tom Cox31/10/2001TootingLabourSigned
Ann Cryer31/10/2001KeighleyLabourSigned
Bill Etherington31/10/2001Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Paul Flynn31/10/2001Newport WestLabourSigned
Richard Allan31/10/2001Sheffield, HallamLiberal DemocratSigned
John Austin31/10/2001Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Tony Banks31/10/2001West HamLabourSigned
Desmond Turner31/10/2001Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Rudi Vis31/10/2001Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Nick Palmer01/11/2001BroxtoweLabourSigned
Adam Price01/11/2001Carmarthen East & DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Lynne Jones01/11/2001Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
David Lepper01/11/2001Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Elfyn Llwyd01/11/2001Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Alice Mahon01/11/2001HalifaxLabourSigned
Mark Oaten01/11/2001WinchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Dismore01/11/2001HendonLabourSigned
Robert Wareing01/11/2001Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Linda Perham02/11/2001Ilford NorthLabourSigned
David Heath05/11/2001Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Holmes05/11/2001ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
John Mann05/11/2001BassetlawLabourSigned
Vincent Cable05/11/2001TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Frank Cook05/11/2001Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Sue Doughty05/11/2001GuildfordLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George05/11/2001St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock05/11/2001Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
John Barrett05/11/2001Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Lamb06/11/2001North NorfolkLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed06/11/2001South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton06/11/2001GowerLabourSigned
Michael Connarty06/11/2001Falkirk EastLabourSigned
Harold Best06/11/2001Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross06/11/2001TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Syd Rapson07/11/2001Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Nick Harvey07/11/2001North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Jones07/11/2001CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Anderson07/11/2001Rossendale & DarwenLabourSigned
Hywel Williams07/11/2001CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
John McDonnell08/11/2001Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt08/11/2001CrawleyLabourSigned
Phil Willis08/11/2001Harrogate & KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Sandra Gidley12/11/2001RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Kevin McNamara13/11/2001Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Brian Cotter13/11/2001Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson15/11/2001Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Michael Clapham15/11/2001Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn15/11/2001Islington NorthLabourSigned
Valerie Davey15/11/2001Bristol WestLabourSigned
Joe Benton16/11/2001BootleLabourSigned
Janet Dean21/11/2001BurtonLabourSigned
Harry Cohen26/11/2001Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Matthew Green27/11/2001LudlowLiberal DemocratSigned
Jane Griffiths27/11/2001Reading EastLabourSigned
Stephen Pound28/11/2001Ealing NorthLabourSigned
Peter Kilfoyle28/11/2001Liverpool, WaltonLabourSigned
Andrew MacKinlay28/11/2001ThurrockLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell28/11/2001Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
David Chaytor28/11/2001Bury NorthLabourSigned
Mark Fisher28/11/2001Stoke-on-Trent CentralLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard28/11/2001WalthamstowLabourSigned
Ian Gibson28/11/2001Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Roger Berry28/11/2001KingswoodLabourSigned
David Stewart28/11/2001Inverness East, Nairn and LochaberLabourSigned
Paul Stinchcombe28/11/2001WellingboroughLabourSigned
Richard Taylor28/11/2001Wyre ForestIndependentSigned
Jenny Tonge28/11/2001Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Helen Clark29/11/2001PeterboroughLabourSigned
Annabelle Ewing29/11/2001PerthScottish National PartySigned
Adrian Bailey29/11/2001West Bromwich WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
Martin O'Neill30/11/2001OchilLabourSigned
Win Griffiths30/11/2001BridgendLabourSigned
Patsy Calton03/12/2001CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Bennett03/12/2001Denton & ReddishLabourSigned
Tom Watson03/12/2001West Bromwich EastLabourSigned
Barry Sheerman04/12/2001HuddersfieldLabour Co-operativeSigned
Ann McKechin05/12/2001Glasgow, MaryhillLabourSigned
Diana Organ05/12/2001Forest of DeanLabourSigned
Jon Owen Jones10/12/2001Cardiff CentralLabour Co-operativeSigned
Betty Williams10/12/2001ConwyLabourSigned
Alan Keen11/12/2001Feltham & HestonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Chris McCafferty11/12/2001Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Terry Davis11/12/2001Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis12/12/2001Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
Mike Wood12/12/2001Batley & SpenLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin13/12/2001Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Andy Burnham18/12/2001LeighLabourSigned
Meg Munn19/12/2001Sheffield, HeeleyLabour Co-operativeSigned
Phil Sawford08/01/2002KetteringLabourSigned
Tony Worthington08/01/2002Clydebank & MilngavieLabourSigned
Martin Smyth09/01/2002Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Lady Hermon09/01/2002North DownUUPSigned
Kevin Hughes09/01/2002Doncaster NorthLabourSigned
Terry Lewis09/01/2002WorsleyLabourSigned
Tony Lloyd09/01/2002Manchester CentralLabourSigned
Harry Barnes09/01/2002North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Chris Mullin14/01/2002Sunderland SouthLabourSigned
Claire Curtis-Thomas17/01/2002CrosbyLabourSigned
David Laws21/01/2002YeovilLiberal DemocratSigned
Lembit 24/01/2002MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Simon Thomas29/01/2002CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
George Galloway01/02/2002Glasgow, KelvinLabourSigned
Irene Adams05/02/2002Paisley NorthLabourSigned
Tony Clarke13/02/2002Northampton SouthLabourSigned
Brian White25/02/2002North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned

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