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Food Crisis In Eastern And Southern Africa

EDM number 1792 in 2002-03, proposed by Caroline Spelman on 21/10/2003.

That this House expresses great concern about the deepening food shortages facing countries in Eastern and Southern Africa; highlights in particular Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe where the recent shortfalls in rainfall have meant that the provision of adequate food aid is not imperative; notes that the failure of crops in recent years has put up to 15 million people in Ethiopia in danger of starvation; further notes that the vulnerability of food supplies in Zimbabwe has left over half the population facing starvation; notes that significant numbers of people in Tanzania face starvation, with the Singida region badly affected; further notes that water aid is necessary if long-term crops and cattle shortages are to be averted; and calls upon the Government to act swiftly in the provision of food and water aid to avert widespread starvation in Eastern and Southern Africa.

This motion has been signed by a total of 68 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Caroline Spelman21/10/2003MeridenConservativeProposed
Andrew Robathan21/10/2003BlabyConservativeSigned
Gary Streeter21/10/2003South West DevonConservativeSigned
Michael Weir22/10/2003AngusScottish National PartySigned
Edward Garnier22/10/2003HarboroughConservativeSigned
Annabelle Ewing22/10/2003PerthScottish National PartySigned
Martin Caton22/10/2003GowerLabourSigned
Colin Breed22/10/2003South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Marsden22/10/2003Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Tim Loughton22/10/2003East Worthing & ShorehamConservativeSigned
Elfyn Llwyd22/10/2003Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Lynne Jones22/10/2003Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Bob Spink22/10/2003Castle PointConservativeSigned
Martin Smyth22/10/2003Belfast SouthIndependent Ulster UnionistSigned
Andrew Rosindell22/10/2003RomfordConservativeSigned
Andrew MacKay22/10/2003BracknellConservativeSigned
Brian Mawhinney23/10/2003North West CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Nicholas Winterton23/10/2003MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Angela Watkinson23/10/2003UpminsterConservativeSigned
Andrew George23/10/2003St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Field23/10/2003Cities of London & WestminsterConservativeSigned
David Drew23/10/2003StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Kelvin Hopkins23/10/2003Luton NorthLabourSigned
Andrew Selous23/10/2003South West BedfordshireConservativeSigned
Marion Roe23/10/2003BroxbourneConservativeSigned
John Randall23/10/2003UxbridgeConservativeSigned
Steve Webb27/10/2003NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis27/10/2003Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Mike Hancock27/10/2003Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Adrian Flook27/10/2003TauntonConservativeSigned
David Burnside27/10/2003South AntrimIndependent Ulster UnionistSigned
Julian Lewis27/10/2003New Forest EastConservativeSigned
Lindsay Hoyle27/10/2003ChorleyLabourSigned
Bob Russell27/10/2003ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Hugh Robertson27/10/2003Faversham & Mid KentConservativeSigned
David Lidington27/10/2003AylesburyConservativeSigned
Jenny Tonge28/10/2003Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Cheryl Gillan28/10/2003Chesham & AmershamConservativeSigned
Richard Burden28/10/2003Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Tom Brake28/10/2003Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon28/10/2003North DownUUPSigned
Jonathan Sayeed28/10/2003Mid BedfordshireConservativeSigned
Theresa May29/10/2003MaidenheadConservativeSigned
Gregory Campbell29/10/2003East LondonderryDUPSigned
Colin Challen29/10/2003Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
Tom Cox29/10/2003TootingLabourSigned
Win Griffiths29/10/2003BridgendLabourSigned
Roy Beggs29/10/2003East AntrimUUPSigned
Betty Williams29/10/2003ConwyLabourSigned
Rob Marris30/10/2003Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Bill Etherington30/10/2003Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Michael Moore30/10/2003Tweeddale, Ettrick & LauderdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Jones03/11/2003CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Anne McIntosh03/11/2003Vale of YorkConservativeSigned
George Osborne03/11/2003TattonConservativeSigned
Sue Doughty03/11/2003GuildfordLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Fallon03/11/2003SevenoaksConservativeSigned
John Barrett03/11/2003Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Wiggin03/11/2003LeominsterConservativeSigned
Austin Mitchell06/11/2003Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Andrew Hunter10/11/2003BasingstokeIndependent ConservativeSigned
Peter Luff10/11/2003Mid WorcestershireConservativeSigned
Andrew Stunell11/11/2003Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Philip Hammond12/11/2003Runnymede & WeybridgeConservativeSigned
Mark Francois17/11/2003RayleighConservativeSigned
Nigel Evans18/11/2003Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Nick Harvey19/11/2003North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Matthew Green19/11/2003LudlowLiberal DemocratSigned

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