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R.m.s. Leinster Commemorations

EDM number 1758 in 2002-03, proposed by Albert Owen on 15/10/2003.

That this House congratulates the Friends of RMS Leinster for organising the memorial services in port towns of Holyhead and Dun Laoghaire to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Leinster on 10th October 1918, which resulted in the death of 501 people, crew members, civilians and military which was the greatest ever loss of life in the Irish Sea; and urges the UK Government to work with the Irish Government and other nations to assist the Friends of the RMS Leinster in future years to restore to memory the 501 people who died in the RMS Leinster with a permanent memorial in both port communities.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Albert Owen15/10/2003Ynys MLabourProposed
Chris Ruane15/10/2003Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Dai Havard15/10/2003Merthyr Tydfil & RhymneyLabourSigned
Ian Lucas15/10/2003WrexhamLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara15/10/2003Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Martin Caton15/10/2003GowerLabourSigned
Huw Edwards15/10/2003MonmouthLabourSigned
Mark Tami15/10/2003Alyn & DeesideLabourSigned
Betty Williams15/10/2003ConwyLabourSigned
Roger Williams15/10/2003Brecon & RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones16/10/2003Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Win Griffiths16/10/2003BridgendLabourSigned
Ann Cryer20/10/2003KeighleyLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin20/10/2003Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Janet Dean20/10/2003BurtonLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle20/10/2003ChorleyLabourSigned
Wayne David21/10/2003CaerphillyLabourSigned
Mark Lazarowicz22/10/2003Edinburgh North & LeithLabour Co-operativeSigned
Elfyn Llwyd22/10/2003Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Tom Brake22/10/2003Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins23/10/2003Luton NorthLabourSigned
Paul Flynn27/10/2003Newport WestLabourSigned
Rudi Vis27/10/2003Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Bill Etherington30/10/2003Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Alan Simpson03/11/2003Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Nigel Jones03/11/2003CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned

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