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Visit Of Pope Benedict Xvi To The United Kingdom

EDM number 2004 in 2008-09, proposed by Lindsay Hoyle on 12/10/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Religion and faith communities.

That this House welcomes the decision by Pope Benedict XVI to visit the United Kingdom in 2010; congratulates the Prime Minister for inviting the Pontiff to the UK; recognises the value that the trip will bring to both the Catholic Church and the wider community, being only the second papal visit to the United Kingdom following the historic visit by John Paul II in 1982; pays tribute to the work being done by Pope Benedict XVI in promoting peace in the Middle East and highlighting the importance of Christian values; and looks forward to the Holy Father visiting the UK next year where he will receive an extremely warm welcome.

This motion has been signed by a total of 34 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Lindsay Hoyle12/10/2009ChorleyLabourProposed
Jim Dobbin12/10/2009Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
John Battle12/10/2009Leeds WestLabourSeconded
Nigel Evans12/10/2009Ribble ValleyConservativeSeconded
David Crausby12/10/2009Bolton North EastLabourSeconded
Nigel Waterson13/10/2009EastbourneConservativeSeconded
John McDonnell13/10/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Mike Hancock13/10/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley13/10/2009Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Tom Watson13/10/2009West Bromwich EastLabourSigned
John Leech13/10/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Hepburn14/10/2009JarrowLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell14/10/2009Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Joe Benton14/10/2009BootleLabourSigned
David Borrow14/10/2009South RibbleLabourSigned
Rudi Vis14/10/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Paul Rowen15/10/2009RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Angus MacNeil15/10/2009Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Greg Mulholland15/10/2009Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew15/10/2009StroudLabourSigned
Stephen Pound16/10/2009Ealing NorthLabourSigned
John Cummings16/10/2009EasingtonLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff19/10/2009Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabourSigned
Ann Winterton19/10/2009CongletonConservativeSigned
Andrew Rosindell20/10/2009RomfordConservativeSigned
Ian McCartney20/10/2009MakerfieldLabourSigned
Alan Meale20/10/2009MansfieldLabourSigned
Eddie McGrady22/10/2009South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Bill Etherington22/10/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
David Hamilton22/10/2009MidlothianLabourSigned
Roger Williams22/10/2009Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Frank Cook26/10/2009Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Janet Anderson26/10/2009Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Jim McGovern26/10/2009Dundee WestLabourSigned

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