Parliament Website

UNIVERSAL CHILDREN'S DAY

EDM number 311 in 2007-08, proposed by Annette Brooke on 19/11/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Child care and Human rights.

That this House notes 20th November as the day on which the General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959 and, in 1989, the Convention on the Rights of the Child; further notes that at least 37 other countries have a dedicated Children's Day, as recommended by the General Assembly, to be observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children; congratulates 11 Million, formerly the Office of the Children's Commissioner, for launching the first ever 11 Million Takeover Day on 23rd November 2007 encouraging institutions to offer children and young people the chance to take over leadership responsibilities from adults for the day; and furthermore calls on this House to designate a day during which the ideals and objectives of the Convention are promoted throughout the United Kingdom, including children's rights and responsibilities, and on which the achievements of children and young people are celebrated.

This motion has been signed by a total of 49 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Annette Brooke19/11/2007Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratProposed
Christopher Huhne19/11/2007EastleighLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew George19/11/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley20/11/2007Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Lee Scott20/11/2007Ilford NorthConservativeSeconded
Martin Caton20/11/2007GowerLabourSeconded
Tim Loughton20/11/2007East Worthing and ShorehamConservativeSigned
Dan Rogerson20/11/2007North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer20/11/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Karen Buck20/11/2007Regent's Park and Kensington NorthLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd20/11/2007Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Lynne Jones20/11/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Glenda Jackson21/11/2007Hampstead and HighgateLabourSigned
Mark Hunter21/11/2007CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech21/11/2007Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis21/11/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Mike Hancock21/11/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Durkan21/11/2007FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Janet Dean21/11/2007BurtonLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell21/11/2007Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Alan Simpson21/11/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Greg Pope21/11/2007HyndburnLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins22/11/2007Luton NorthLabourSigned
Mark Williams22/11/2007CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Younger-Ross22/11/2007TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington22/11/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
David Drew22/11/2007StroudLabourSigned
Edward Davey22/11/2007Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Meale22/11/2007MansfieldLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins22/11/2007TamworthLabourSigned
Andy Reed22/11/2007LoughboroughLabourSigned
John Pugh22/11/2007SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn22/11/2007Islington NorthLabourSigned
Michael Jabez Foster26/11/2007Hastings and RyeLabourSigned
Sandra Gidley26/11/2007RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Diane Abbott26/11/2007Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Betty Williams26/11/2007ConwyLabourSigned
John Hemming26/11/2007Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Dismore27/11/2007HendonLabourSigned
Stephen Williams27/11/2007Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian McCartney28/11/2007MakerfieldLabourSigned
John McDonnell28/11/2007Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith29/11/2007Bristol North WestLabourSigned
Nick Harvey03/12/2007North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Phil Willis03/12/2007Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Albert Owen11/12/2007Ynys MLabourSigned
Jo Swinson12/12/2007East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Vincent Cable07/01/2008TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Menzies Campbell16/01/2008North East FifeLiberal DemocratSigned

Download raw data as csv or xml.