Use Of White Phosphorus In The Gaza Strip
EDM number 477 in 2008-09, proposed by Nick Harvey on 15/01/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Middle East and Military operations.
That this House expresses alarm about the use of white phosphorus by the Israeli defence forces in the current conflict with Gaza; understands that although the chemical is not illegal under international law, its purpose is primarily intended for smokescreens and signalling on the battlefield; therefore believes it is ill-suited to densely populated areas like the Gaza Strip; recognises that white phosphorus is indiscriminate in its target and will therefore not distinguish between militants and civilians; is seriously concerned that due to medical shortages and a severe shortage of water, medics within the Gaza Strip lack the capabilities to alleviate the suffering of civilians who may have been affected; is concerned that external monitors and medics are prohibited from entering the Gaza Strip; further recognises that world leaders have condemned the use of the chemical; calls on the Government to clarify its policy on white phosphorus; and urges the Government to do all it can to persuade the Israeli government to stop the bombardments and use of white phosphorus and to allow full humanitarian access to the Palestinians.
This motion has been signed by a total of 86 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
Nick Harvey | 15/01/2009 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
Alan Reid | 19/01/2009 | Argyll and Bute | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Peter Bottomley | 19/01/2009 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
Glenda Jackson | 19/01/2009 | Hampstead and Highgate | Labour | Seconded |
Mark Oaten | 19/01/2009 | Winchester | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Brian Iddon | 19/01/2009 | Bolton South East | Labour | Seconded |
Jeremy Corbyn | 19/01/2009 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
Mark Williams | 19/01/2009 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Stephen Williams | 19/01/2009 | Bristol West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Michael Weir | 19/01/2009 | Angus | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Robert Wareing | 19/01/2009 | Liverpool, West Derby | Independent | Signed |
Mike Hancock | 19/01/2009 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alan Meale | 19/01/2009 | Mansfield | Labour | Signed |
Chris McCafferty | 19/01/2009 | Calder Valley | Labour | Signed |
Lynne Jones | 19/01/2009 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
Paul Holmes | 19/01/2009 | Chesterfield | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Evan Harris | 19/01/2009 | Oxford West and Abingdon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Adrian Sanders | 19/01/2009 | Torbay | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Bob Russell | 19/01/2009 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Michael Moore | 20/01/2009 | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Dai Davies | 20/01/2009 | Blaenau Gwent | Independent | Signed |
Jim Devine | 20/01/2009 | Livingston | Labour | Signed |
Angus MacNeil | 20/01/2009 | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Scottish National Party | Signed |
John Leech | 20/01/2009 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Neil Gerrard | 20/01/2009 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
Andrew George | 20/01/2009 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Jim Dobbin | 20/01/2009 | Heywood and Middleton | Labour | Signed |
Martin Caton | 20/01/2009 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
Ken Purchase | 20/01/2009 | Wolverhampton North East | Labour | Signed |
Ian McCartney | 20/01/2009 | Makerfield | Labour | Signed |
David Lepper | 20/01/2009 | Brighton, Pavilion | Labour | Signed |
Kelvin Hopkins | 20/01/2009 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
David Drew | 20/01/2009 | Stroud | Labour | Signed |
Sandra Osborne | 21/01/2009 | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | Labour | Signed |
Paul Rowen | 21/01/2009 | Rochdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Battle | 21/01/2009 | Leeds West | Labour | Signed |
Mark Durkan | 21/01/2009 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
Richard Burden | 21/01/2009 | Birmingham, Northfield | Labour | Signed |
Laura Moffatt | 21/01/2009 | Crawley | Labour | Signed |
Norman Lamb | 21/01/2009 | North Norfolk | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alan Simpson | 21/01/2009 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
Dan Rogerson | 22/01/2009 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Martin Horwood | 22/01/2009 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Menzies Campbell | 22/01/2009 | North East Fife | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Lorely Burt | 22/01/2009 | Solihull | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Hugh Bayley | 22/01/2009 | City of York | Labour | Signed |
Don Foster | 22/01/2009 | Bath | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
David Hamilton | 22/01/2009 | Midlothian | Labour | Signed |
Charles Kennedy | 22/01/2009 | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alistair Carmichael | 22/01/2009 | Orkney and Shetland | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Colin Breed | 22/01/2009 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Betty Williams | 26/01/2009 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
Susan Kramer | 26/01/2009 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Roger Williams | 26/01/2009 | Brecon and Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Hywel Williams | 26/01/2009 | Caernarfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Bill Etherington | 26/01/2009 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
Ann Cryer | 26/01/2009 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
Harry Cohen | 26/01/2009 | Leyton and Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
Annette Brooke | 26/01/2009 | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alasdair McDonnell | 26/01/2009 | Belfast South | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
David Laws | 26/01/2009 | Yeovil | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Paul Keetch | 26/01/2009 | Hereford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Linda Riordan | 27/01/2009 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
Jo Swinson | 27/01/2009 | East Dunbartonshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Lynne Featherstone | 27/01/2009 | Hornsey and Wood Green | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Danny Alexander | 27/01/2009 | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Sarah Teather | 27/01/2009 | Brent East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
David Borrow | 27/01/2009 | South Ribble | Labour | Signed |
Norman Baker | 27/01/2009 | Lewes | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Michael Clapham | 27/01/2009 | Barnsley West and Penistone | Labour | Signed |
Brian Jenkins | 27/01/2009 | Tamworth | Labour | Signed |
Steve Webb | 27/01/2009 | Northavon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Simon Hughes | 28/01/2009 | North Southwark and Bermondsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Janet Dean | 28/01/2009 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
Jennifer Willott | 28/01/2009 | Cardiff Central | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Greg Mulholland | 29/01/2009 | Leeds North West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Sandra Gidley | 02/02/2009 | Romsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
David Howarth | 02/02/2009 | Cambridge | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Hemming | 02/02/2009 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Eric Illsley | 23/02/2009 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
Paul Burstow | 23/02/2009 | Sutton and Cheam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Roger Godsiff | 23/02/2009 | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Labour | Signed |
Richard Younger-Ross | 23/02/2009 | Teignbridge | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John McDonnell | 27/02/2009 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
Andy Reed | 05/03/2009 | Loughborough | Labour | Signed |
John Austin | 01/06/2009 | Erith and Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
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