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Student Occupations And Gaza

EDM number 626 in 2008-09, proposed by John McDonnell on 28/01/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Higher education, Middle East and Military operations.

That this House praises the wave of student occupations across the country against Israel's unlawful invasion and bombing of Gaza; regrets that an estimated thousand Palestinians have been killed as a direct result of the recent Israeli invasion of Gaza with many more people injured and suffering ongoing hardship; and welcomes the engagement of young people in protesting against the unfolding human tragedy in Gaza by taking direct action at numerous institutions including Cambridge University, Essex University, Kings College London, Manchester Metropolitan University, Oxford University, Queen Mary University London and Sussex University.

This motion has been signed by a total of 22 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John McDonnell28/01/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourProposed
Jeremy Corbyn28/01/2009Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Robert Wareing02/02/2009Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSeconded
Brian Iddon02/02/2009Bolton South EastLabourSeconded
Mike Hancock02/02/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Harry Cohen02/02/2009Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard02/02/2009WalthamstowLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins03/02/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
Colin Breed03/02/2009South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington04/02/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Mark Hunter04/02/2009CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Katy Clark04/02/2009North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Martin Caton04/02/2009GowerLabourSigned
Simon Hughes04/02/2009North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Durkan05/02/2009FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Dai Davies05/02/2009Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Sarah Teather23/02/2009Brent EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Younger-Ross23/02/2009TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Rowen23/02/2009RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Baker06/03/2009LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward Davey11/03/2009Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian GibsonUnknownWithdrawn

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