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Archives For Africa Initiative

EDM number 1700 in 2005-06, proposed by Brian Iddon on 27/02/2006.

That this House congratulates the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) on the launch in the House on Tuesday 28th February of its excellent Archives for Africa initiative; applauds the free access that the Society is proposing to give in African countries to the RSC's extensive collection of historical scientific journals which stretches back to 1841; notes that this launch is being supported by right hon. and hon. Members on all sides of the House, including the right hon. Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for International Development, Mr Andrew Mitchell MP, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development and Mr Andrew George MP, Shadow International Development Secretary for the Liberal Democrat Party; and believes that Archives for Africa will play a significant part in building scientific capacity in African countries by fostering scientific knowledge and research.

This motion has been signed by a total of 55 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Brian Iddon27/02/2006Bolton South EastLabourProposed
Mark Lancaster27/02/2006North East Milton KeynesConservativeSeconded
Willie Rennie27/02/2006Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew Dismore28/02/2006HendonLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley28/02/2006Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Jim Dobbin28/02/2006Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
Martin Caton28/02/2006GowerLabourSigned
Nicholas Winterton28/02/2006MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Ann Winterton28/02/2006CongletonConservativeSigned
John Battle28/02/2006Leeds WestLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell28/02/2006East LondonderryDUPSigned
Albert Owen28/02/2006Ynys MLabourSigned
David Lepper28/02/2006Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Bob Spink28/02/2006Castle PointConservativeSigned
Gordon Prentice28/02/2006PendleLabourSigned
Rudi Vis01/03/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
John Leech01/03/2006Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Fisher01/03/2006Stoke-on-Trent CentralLabourSigned
David Drew01/03/2006StroudLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds01/03/2006Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Ann Cryer01/03/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn01/03/2006Islington NorthLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden01/03/2006Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Alan Meale01/03/2006MansfieldLabourSigned
David Simpson01/03/2006Upper BannDUPSigned
Paul Holmes01/03/2006ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Lindsay Hoyle01/03/2006ChorleyLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins01/03/2006TamworthLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar01/03/2006Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandLabourSigned
Janet Dean02/03/2006BurtonLabourSigned
David Borrow02/03/2006South RibbleLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell06/03/2006Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Betty Williams06/03/2006ConwyLabourSigned
Sharon Hodgson06/03/2006Gateshead East and Washington WestLabourSigned
Alan Simpson07/03/2006Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd07/03/2006Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Ian Davidson07/03/2006Glasgow South WestLabourSigned
Clive Efford07/03/2006ElthamLabourSigned
Lady Hermon08/03/2006North DownUUPSigned
Stephen Williams08/03/2006Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Lazarowicz09/03/2006Edinburgh North and LeithLabourSigned
Derek Conway09/03/2006Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Phil Willis09/03/2006Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann McKechin13/03/2006Glasgow NorthLabourSigned
Jo Swinson13/03/2006East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward O'Hara15/03/2006Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins17/03/2006Luton NorthLabourSigned
John Hemming20/03/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Mulholland20/03/2006Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Hywel Francis28/03/2006AberavonLabourSigned
Eric Illsley30/03/2006Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn18/04/2006JarrowLabourSigned
Bill Etherington18/04/2006Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Lyn Brown25/04/2006West HamLabourSigned
John Barrett15/05/2006Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned

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