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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.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Nick Harvey15/01/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratProposed
Alan Reid19/01/2009Argyll and ButeLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley19/01/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Glenda Jackson19/01/2009Hampstead and HighgateLabourSeconded
Mark Oaten19/01/2009WinchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Brian Iddon19/01/2009Bolton South EastLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn19/01/2009Islington NorthLabourSigned
Mark Williams19/01/2009CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Williams19/01/2009Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Weir19/01/2009AngusScottish National PartySigned
Robert Wareing19/01/2009Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
Mike Hancock19/01/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Meale19/01/2009MansfieldLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty19/01/2009Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Lynne Jones19/01/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Paul Holmes19/01/2009ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Evan Harris19/01/2009Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Adrian Sanders19/01/2009TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Russell19/01/2009ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Moore20/01/2009Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkLiberal DemocratSigned
Dai Davies20/01/2009Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Jim Devine20/01/2009LivingstonLabourSigned
Angus MacNeil20/01/2009Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
John Leech20/01/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Neil Gerrard20/01/2009WalthamstowLabourSigned
Andrew George20/01/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Dobbin20/01/2009Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Martin Caton20/01/2009GowerLabourSigned
Ken Purchase20/01/2009Wolverhampton North EastLabourSigned
Ian McCartney20/01/2009MakerfieldLabourSigned
David Lepper20/01/2009Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins20/01/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
David Drew20/01/2009StroudLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne21/01/2009Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
Paul Rowen21/01/2009RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
John Battle21/01/2009Leeds WestLabourSigned
Mark Durkan21/01/2009FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Richard Burden21/01/2009Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt21/01/2009CrawleyLabourSigned
Norman Lamb21/01/2009North NorfolkLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson21/01/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Dan Rogerson22/01/2009North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Horwood22/01/2009CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Menzies Campbell22/01/2009North East FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Lorely Burt22/01/2009SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
Hugh Bayley22/01/2009City of YorkLabourSigned
Don Foster22/01/2009BathLiberal DemocratSigned
David Hamilton22/01/2009MidlothianLabourSigned
Charles Kennedy22/01/2009Ross, Skye and LochaberLiberal DemocratSigned
Alistair Carmichael22/01/2009Orkney and ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed22/01/2009South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams26/01/2009ConwyLabourSigned
Susan Kramer26/01/2009Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Williams26/01/2009Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Hywel Williams26/01/2009CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Bill Etherington26/01/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer26/01/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Harry Cohen26/01/2009Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Annette Brooke26/01/2009Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Alasdair McDonnell26/01/2009Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
David Laws26/01/2009YeovilLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Keetch26/01/2009HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Linda Riordan27/01/2009HalifaxLabourSigned
Jo Swinson27/01/2009East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Featherstone27/01/2009Hornsey and Wood GreenLiberal DemocratSigned
Danny Alexander27/01/2009Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyLiberal DemocratSigned
Sarah Teather27/01/2009Brent EastLiberal DemocratSigned
David Borrow27/01/2009South RibbleLabourSigned
Norman Baker27/01/2009LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Clapham27/01/2009Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins27/01/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Steve Webb27/01/2009NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
Simon Hughes28/01/2009North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean28/01/2009BurtonLabourSigned
Jennifer Willott28/01/2009Cardiff CentralLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Mulholland29/01/2009Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Sandra Gidley02/02/2009RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
David Howarth02/02/2009CambridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming02/02/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Illsley23/02/2009Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Paul Burstow23/02/2009Sutton and CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Godsiff23/02/2009Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross23/02/2009TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell27/02/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Andy Reed05/03/2009LoughboroughLabourSigned
John Austin01/06/2009Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned

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