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Commonwealth Day, Monday 14th March

EDM number 915 in 2004-05, proposed by David Marshall on 14/03/2005.

That this House, in common with all parliaments of the Commonwealth, gladly observes Commonwealth Day on Monday 14th March; supports this year's theme of Education, Creating Opportunity, Realising Potential, emphasising the Commonwealth's commitment to education, achieving universal primary education, eliminating gender disparities, improving quality in education, using distance learning to overcome barriers, supporting education in difficult circumstances and mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS in education; and recognises the excellent work done by the United Kingdom Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in partnership with its sister branches in the advancement of parliamentary democracy throughout the Commonwealth.

This motion has been signed by a total of 79 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Marshall14/03/2005Glasgow, ShettlestonLabourProposed
Derek Conway14/03/2005Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
George Foulkes14/03/2005Carrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyLabour Co-operativeSigned
Donald Anderson14/03/2005Swansea EastLabourSigned
Hugh Bayley14/03/2005York, City ofLabourSigned
Nicholas Winterton14/03/2005MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
James Paice15/03/2005South East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Tony Banks15/03/2005West HamLabourSigned
John Austin15/03/2005Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Tom Cox15/03/2005TootingLabourSigned
David Clelland15/03/2005Tyne BridgeLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt15/03/2005CrawleyLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara15/03/2005Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Martin Smyth15/03/2005Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Marion Roe15/03/2005BroxbourneConservativeSigned
Iris Robinson15/03/2005StrangfordDUPSigned
John Randall15/03/2005UxbridgeConservativeSigned
John McDonnell16/03/2005Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Rudi Vis16/03/2005Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley16/03/2005Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Roy Beggs16/03/2005East AntrimUUPSigned
Win Griffiths16/03/2005BridgendLabourSigned
Nigel Evans16/03/2005Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Huw Edwards16/03/2005MonmouthLabourSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson16/03/2005Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Nigel Dodds16/03/2005Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Andrew Dismore16/03/2005HendonLabourSigned
Ann Cryer16/03/2005KeighleyLabourSigned
Martin Caton16/03/2005GowerLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell16/03/2005East LondonderryDUPSigned
Bill Olner16/03/2005NuneatonLabourSigned
Kate Hoey16/03/2005VauxhallLabourSigned
John Stanley16/03/2005Tonbridge & MallingConservativeSigned
David Borrow17/03/2005South RibbleLabourSigned
Ann Winterton17/03/2005CongletonConservativeSigned
Paul Tyler17/03/2005North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Dennis Turner17/03/2005Wolverhampton South EastLabour Co-operativeSigned
Andrew George17/03/2005St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
John Butterfill17/03/2005Bournemouth WestConservativeSigned
Peter Luff17/03/2005Mid WorcestershireConservativeSigned
Eric Illsley17/03/2005Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Bob Russell17/03/2005ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn17/03/2005Islington NorthLabourSigned
Betty Williams18/03/2005ConwyLabourSigned
Vera Baird18/03/2005RedcarLabourSigned
Mike Hancock18/03/2005Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Cheryl Gillan18/03/2005Chesham & AmershamConservativeSigned
Annette Brooke18/03/2005Mid Dorset & North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Jones18/03/2005CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Pike18/03/2005BurnleyLabourSigned
Linda Perham21/03/2005Ilford NorthLabourSigned
Syd Rapson21/03/2005Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Howard Flight21/03/2005Arundel & South DownsConservativeSigned
Angela Watkinson21/03/2005UpminsterConservativeSigned
Andrew Selous22/03/2005South West BedfordshireConservativeSigned
Eleanor Laing22/03/2005Epping ForestConservativeSigned
Vincent Cable22/03/2005TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Derek Wyatt22/03/2005Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Caroline Spelman23/03/2005MeridenConservativeSigned
David Amess23/03/2005Southend WestConservativeSigned
David Burnside23/03/2005South AntrimUUPSigned
Charles Hendry23/03/2005WealdenConservativeSigned
Anne McIntosh23/03/2005Vale of YorkConservativeSigned
Julie Morgan24/03/2005Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Stephen O'Brien24/03/2005EddisburyConservativeSigned
Julian Brazier24/03/2005CanterburyConservativeSigned
Gwyneth Dunwoody24/03/2005Crewe & NantwichLabourSigned
Edward Garnier24/03/2005HarboroughConservativeSigned
Jane Griffiths24/03/2005Reading EastLabourSigned
Patrick Mercer04/04/2005NewarkConservativeSigned
Nigel Waterson04/04/2005EastbourneConservativeSigned
Crispin Blunt04/04/2005ReigateConservativeSigned
Rob Marris04/04/2005Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Eric Pickles05/04/2005Brentwood & OngarConservativeSigned
Oliver Heald05/04/2005North East HertfordshireConservativeSigned
Kelvin Hopkins05/04/2005Luton NorthLabourSigned
Hugo Swire05/04/2005East DevonConservativeSigned
Alan Simpson06/04/2005Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Parmjit Gill06/04/2005Leicester SouthLiberal DemocratSigned

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