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Dick Knowles

EDM number 975 in 2007-08, proposed by Richard Burden on 20/02/2008.
Categorised under the topic of Local government.

That this House salutes the life of Sir Richard Knowles, including his service as Lord Mayor of Birmingham and the courageous leadership he showed as Leader of Birmingham City Council between 1984 and 1993 in transforming Birmingham's standing as a world-class European city; notes that the regeneration of the city centre, the International Convention Centre and Symphony Hall are all lasting tributes to his vision; applauds his unceasing commitment to the ideals of the Co-operative and Labour movement as a national organiser and as a tireless campaigner for social justice and local democracy; expresses its sadness at his loss on 17th February 2008 at the age of 90 years; and conveys its condolences to his wife, Anne, to his son, Bill, and to all his family.

This motion has been signed by a total of 61 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Richard Burden20/02/2008Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourProposed
Gisela Stuart20/02/2008Birmingham, EdgbastonLabourSeconded
Jim Cunningham20/02/2008Coventry SouthLabourSeconded
Stephen McCabe20/02/2008Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSeconded
Clare Short20/02/2008Birmingham, LadywoodIndependent LabourSeconded
Ann Cryer20/02/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
Lynda Waltho20/02/2008StourbridgeLabourSigned
John Hemming20/02/2008Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
David Wright20/02/2008TelfordLabourSigned
Joan Walley20/02/2008Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley20/02/2008Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Charlotte Atkins20/02/2008Staffordshire MoorlandsLabourSigned
Bruce George20/02/2008Walsall SouthLabourSigned
Mark Fisher20/02/2008Stoke-on-Trent CentralLabourSigned
Janet Dean20/02/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Bill Olner20/02/2008NuneatonLabourSigned
George Mudie20/02/2008Leeds EastLabourSigned
Andrew Mitchell20/02/2008Sutton ColdfieldConservativeSigned
Khalid Mahmood20/02/2008Birmingham, Perry BarrLabourSigned
David Kidney20/02/2008StaffordLabourSigned
Fraser Kemp20/02/2008Houghton and Washington EastLabourSigned
Lynne Jones20/02/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins20/02/2008TamworthLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins20/02/2008Luton NorthLabourSigned
Geoffrey Robinson20/02/2008Coventry North WestLabourSigned
Ken Purchase20/02/2008Wolverhampton North EastLabourSigned
Hywel Francis21/02/2008AberavonLabourSigned
John Battle21/02/2008Leeds WestLabourSigned
Graham Stringer21/02/2008Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
David Taylor21/02/2008North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Jim Devine21/02/2008LivingstonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn21/02/2008Islington NorthLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore21/02/2008HendonLabourSigned
David Clelland21/02/2008Tyne BridgeLabourSigned
Martin Caton21/02/2008GowerLabourSigned
Brian Iddon21/02/2008Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner21/02/2008BolsoverLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin21/02/2008Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
David Borrow22/02/2008South RibbleLabourSigned
John Austin22/02/2008Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Janet Anderson22/02/2008Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Clive Efford22/02/2008ElthamLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty22/02/2008Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden22/02/2008Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
David Lepper22/02/2008Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Gordon Prentice22/02/2008PendleLabourSigned
David Drew22/02/2008StroudLabourSigned
Alan Simpson26/02/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Tony Wright26/02/2008Cannock ChaseLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff27/02/2008Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabourSigned
Rudi Vis27/02/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Liam Byrne27/02/2008Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Eric Martlew27/02/2008CarlisleLabourSigned
Peter Soulsby28/02/2008Leicester SouthLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell03/03/2008Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Doug Naysmith05/03/2008Bristol North WestLabourSigned
Judy Mallaber07/03/2008Amber ValleyLabourSigned
Eric Illsley25/03/2008Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Sion SimonUnknownWithdrawn
John SpellarUnknownWithdrawn
Ian AustinUnknownWithdrawn

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