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Falkland Islands Liberation Day

EDM number 1774 in 2007-08, proposed by Andrew Rosindell on 11/06/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Falkland Islands, Military operations and Overseas territories.

That this House notes that this year marks the 26th anniversary of the Falkland Islands conflict; recalls the enormous sacrifices made by Her Majesty's armed forces in heroically liberating the Islands and securing the unconditional surrender of the Argentine forces who illegally invaded the Islands on 2nd April 1982; remains resolutely dedicated to strengthening the historic ties between Britain and the Falkland Islands; reaffirms the continued support of the United Kingdom in maintaining the Islands as a self-governing British Overseas Territory; and looks forward to many more years of the Union Flag flying proudly above Stanley and throughout the Islands.

This motion has been signed by a total of 35 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Andrew Rosindell11/06/2008RomfordConservativeProposed
Austin Mitchell11/06/2008Great GrimsbyLabourSeconded
Lindsay Hoyle11/06/2008ChorleyLabourSeconded
Nicholas Winterton11/06/2008MacclesfieldConservativeSeconded
Nigel Evans11/06/2008Ribble ValleyConservativeSeconded
Gerald Howarth11/06/2008AldershotConservativeSeconded
Geraldine Smith11/06/2008Morecambe and LunesdaleLabourSigned
David Crausby11/06/2008Bolton North EastLabourSigned
David Amess11/06/2008Southend WestConservativeSigned
Paul Holmes12/06/2008ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Julian Lewis12/06/2008New Forest EastConservativeSigned
Colin Breed12/06/2008South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Dismore12/06/2008HendonLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley12/06/2008Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Michael Penning12/06/2008Hemel HempsteadConservativeSigned
Ann Winterton13/06/2008CongletonConservativeSigned
Betty Williams16/06/2008ConwyLabourSigned
Mike Hancock16/06/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
William McCrea17/06/2008South AntrimDUPSigned
Graham Brady17/06/2008Altrincham and Sale WestConservativeSigned
Roger Godsiff17/06/2008Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabourSigned
Rudi Vis17/06/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Mark Hunter17/06/2008CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
David Simpson18/06/2008Upper BannDUPSigned
Brian Jenkins18/06/2008TamworthLabourSigned
Angela Watkinson19/06/2008UpminsterConservativeSigned
Janet Dean19/06/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Philip Davies20/06/2008ShipleyConservativeSigned
Ian Cawsey25/06/2008Brigg and GooleLabourSigned
Greg Pope26/06/2008HyndburnLabourSigned
Eric Illsley26/06/2008Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Malcolm Moss26/06/2008North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
John Austin30/06/2008Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara01/07/2008Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
John Hemming08/07/2008Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned

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