Waitangi Day, New Zealand (EDM1497)

Waitangi Day, New Zealand

EDM number 1497 in 2005-06, proposed by Andrew Rosindell on 26/01/2006.

That this House joins the people of New Zealand in celebrating their National Day on Monday 6th February 2006, commemorating the historic signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, that marks the coming together of the Maori people and representatives of the British Crown; notes the importance of maintaining strong links between the United Kingdom and New Zealand; recognises the shared heritage, longstanding trading relationships and deeply intertwined cultural, educational and military ties between the peoples of these two great allies and Commonwealth members who share Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State and Sovereign; and urges the Government to continue to foster and strengthen the special relationship that binds the two nations together.

This motion has been signed by a total of 40 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Andrew Rosindell	26/01/2006	Romford	Conservative	Proposed
David Marshall	26/01/2006	Glasgow East	Labour	Seconded
Lindsay Hoyle	26/01/2006	Chorley	Labour	Seconded
David Jones	26/01/2006	Clwyd West	Conservative	Seconded
Austin Mitchell	26/01/2006	Great Grimsby	Labour	Seconded
Khalid Mahmood	26/01/2006	Birmingham, Perry Barr	Labour	Seconded
John Hayes	26/01/2006	South Holland and The Deepings	Conservative	Signed
Michael Penning	26/01/2006	Hemel Hempstead	Conservative	Signed
David Hamilton	30/01/2006	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Peter Bottomley	30/01/2006	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Mike Hancock	30/01/2006	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Cummings	30/01/2006	Easington	Labour	Signed
Nick Brown	30/01/2006	Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend	Labour	Signed
Tim Loughton	30/01/2006	East Worthing and Shoreham	Conservative	Signed
Bob Spink	30/01/2006	Castle Point	Conservative	Signed
John McDonnell	31/01/2006	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Nigel Dodds	31/01/2006	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
Jeff Ennis	31/01/2006	Barnsley East and Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Roger Williams	31/01/2006	Brecon and Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Keetch	01/02/2006	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Angus MacNeil	01/02/2006	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Signed
David Wilshire	01/02/2006	Spelthorne	Conservative	Signed
Rudi Vis	01/02/2006	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	01/02/2006	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Derek Conway	01/02/2006	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Martin Caton	01/02/2006	Gower	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	01/02/2006	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
David Simpson	01/02/2006	Upper Bann	DUP	Signed
Jeffrey M Donaldson	02/02/2006	Lagan Valley	DUP	Signed
Gwyneth Dunwoody	02/02/2006	Crewe & Nantwich	Labour	Signed
Iris Robinson	06/02/2006	Strangford	DUP	Signed
Tom Brake	06/02/2006	Carshalton and Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann Cryer	06/02/2006	Keighley	Labour	Signed
David Borrow	06/02/2006	South Ribble	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	07/02/2006	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	07/02/2006	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	08/02/2006	Conwy	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	09/02/2006	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Eric Illsley	13/02/2006	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	14/02/2006	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed

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