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Anniversary Of The 1953 Flood Catastrophe

EDM number 606 in 2002-03, proposed by Bob Spink on 29/01/2003.

That this House commemorates the 50th anniversary of the tragic floods that swept across the South East coast on 31st January 1953, causing terrible loss of life and devastation, including the tragic loss of 59 people on Canvey Island; pays its respects to all who lost their homes or were victims of the floods and to all who showed so much courage and fortitude that night rescuing people and animals; and urges the Government to review again the flood defences to ensure that effective protection is maintained in the face of rising sea levels.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Spink29/01/2003Castle PointConservativeProposed
Andrew MacKinlay29/01/2003ThurrockLabourSigned
John Mann29/01/2003BassetlawLabourSigned
Mark Francois29/01/2003RayleighConservativeSigned
David Amess29/01/2003Southend WestConservativeSigned
John Bercow29/01/2003BuckinghamConservativeSigned
Desmond Turner29/01/2003Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
David Taylor30/01/2003North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Jeremy Corbyn30/01/2003Islington NorthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones30/01/2003Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Eric Illsley30/01/2003Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle30/01/2003ChorleyLabourSigned
Andrew Rosindell30/01/2003RomfordConservativeSigned
Martin Caton31/01/2003GowerLabourSigned
Alan Simpson03/02/2003Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer03/02/2003KeighleyLabourSigned
Ian Gibson03/02/2003Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Harry Barnes03/02/2003North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Paul Marsden05/02/2003Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Lazarowicz06/02/2003Edinburgh North & LeithLabour Co-operativeSigned
John McDonnell06/02/2003Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Edward Davey06/02/2003Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Tony Banks11/02/2003West HamLabourSigned
Nigel Jones12/02/2003CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Clapham13/02/2003Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned

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