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Statue Of Mahatma Gandhi For Leicester

EDM number 187 in 2007-08, proposed by Keith Vaz on 12/11/2007.
Categorised under the topic of Cultural heritage.

That this House supports the campaign for a statue of Mahatma Gandhi to be erected in the City of Leicester; believes that Leicester, as a leading multicultural city, would be the ideal place to celebrate the life and work of Gandhi; notes that he was a leading figure who promoted non-violent resistance and inter-cultural co-operation; and further notes that this year is the 138th anniversary of his birth.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Keith Vaz12/11/2007Leicester EastLabourProposed
Lynne Jones12/11/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Alan Meale13/11/2007MansfieldLabourSeconded
Mike Hancock13/11/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn13/11/2007Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Albert Owen13/11/2007Ynys MLabourSeconded
Martin Caton14/11/2007GowerLabourSigned
Janet Dean14/11/2007BurtonLabourSigned
David Hamilton14/11/2007MidlothianLabourSigned
David Borrow14/11/2007South RibbleLabourSigned
Peter Soulsby14/11/2007Leicester SouthLabourSigned
Alan Simpson15/11/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Paul Flynn15/11/2007Newport WestLabourSigned
Stephen Williams15/11/2007Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer19/11/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd20/11/2007Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Alasdair McDonnell21/11/2007Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Janet Anderson21/11/2007Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Rudi Vis21/11/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
John Leech21/11/2007Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Virendra Sharma21/11/2007Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross22/11/2007TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Willie Rennie22/11/2007Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Williams03/12/2007Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Evans06/12/2007Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Jo Swinson11/12/2007East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
John Austin18/12/2007Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
John McDonnell25/11/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned

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