Parliament Website

Diego Garcia

EDM number 1680 in 2003-04, proposed by Alan Meale on 16/09/2004.

That this House recalls that between 1967 and 1973 and at the behest of the UK Government under its colonial powers, more than 1,500 Diego Garcia islanders were removed from their homelands following a request from the US to lease the islands chain for military purposes; is aware one of the main reasons given at the time was that the islands were unfit for human habitation, precarious and unable to sustain human life; notes that currently 1,500 US and UK military personnel, together with over 2,000 civilian contractors reside on the islands, which were described in recent US Navy recruitment literature as being one of the world's best kept secrets, boasting unbelievable recreational facilities, exquisite natural beauty and outstanding living conditions; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to admit its past failures, as the territorial power, to protect the rights and wellbeing of indigenous Diego Gacians and immediately to take whatever steps necessary to ensure their right of return.

This motion has been signed by a total of 66 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Alan Meale16/09/2004MansfieldLabourProposed
Jeremy Corbyn16/09/2004Islington NorthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington16/09/2004Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis16/09/2004Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Jimmy Wray16/09/2004Glasgow, BailliestonLabourSigned
Adam Price11/10/2004Carmarthen East & DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Mohammad Sarwar11/10/2004Glasgow, GovanLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore11/10/2004HendonLabourSigned
David Drew11/10/2004StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
David Taylor12/10/2004North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Norman Baker12/10/2004LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock12/10/2004Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George12/10/2004St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Elfyn Llwyd12/10/2004Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Tony Lloyd12/10/2004Manchester CentralLabourSigned
Piara S Khabra12/10/2004Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Llew Smith12/10/2004Blaenau GwentLabourSigned
Martin Caton12/10/2004GowerLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard13/10/2004WalthamstowLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt13/10/2004Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Robert Wareing13/10/2004Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Simon Thomas13/10/2004CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
Peter Bottomley13/10/2004Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Harold Best13/10/2004Leeds North WestLabourSigned
John Austin13/10/2004Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Sue Doughty13/10/2004GuildfordLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Cox13/10/2004TootingLabourSigned
Tony Clarke13/10/2004Northampton SouthLabourSigned
Colin Breed13/10/2004South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins13/10/2004Luton NorthLabourSigned
Jim Sheridan13/10/2004West RenfrewshireLabourSigned
John Grogan14/10/2004SelbyLabourSigned
David Crausby14/10/2004Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Eric Illsley14/10/2004Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Michael Clapham14/10/2004Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Glenda Jackson14/10/2004Hampstead & HighgateLabourSigned
Alex Salmond14/10/2004Banff & BuchanScottish National PartySigned
John Pugh14/10/2004SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward O'Hara14/10/2004Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Nigel Jones15/10/2004CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Valerie Davey18/10/2004Bristol WestLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell18/10/2004Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Terry Lewis19/10/2004WorsleyLabourSigned
John McDonnell19/10/2004Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff19/10/2004Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small HeathLabourSigned
David Hamilton19/10/2004MidlothianLabourSigned
David Borrow19/10/2004South RibbleLabourSigned
Jenny Tonge19/10/2004Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeff Ennis20/10/2004Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
Angus Robertson20/10/2004MorayScottish National PartySigned
Tom Brake20/10/2004Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Harry Cohen25/10/2004Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Richard Allan25/10/2004Sheffield, HallamLiberal DemocratSigned
Win Griffiths26/10/2004BridgendLabourSigned
Michael Weir26/10/2004AngusScottish National PartySigned
Pete Wishart28/10/2004North TaysideScottish National PartySigned
Annabelle Ewing28/10/2004PerthScottish National PartySigned
Nick Harvey28/10/2004North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Rosindell01/11/2004RomfordConservativeSigned
Roger Berry02/11/2004KingswoodLabourSigned
Alistair Carmichael03/11/2004Orkney & ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Tony McWalter04/11/2004Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
John Barrett09/11/2004Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Matthew Green15/11/2004LudlowLiberal DemocratSigned
Simon Hughes17/11/2004North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Patsy Calton17/11/2004CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned

Download raw data as csv or xml.