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Senator Edward Kennedy

EDM number 968 in 2008-09, proposed by Simon Burns on 04/03/2009.
Categorised under the topics of International politics and government and North America.

That this House warmly welcomes the awarding of an honorary knighthood to Senator Edward Kennedy for services to US-UK relations and to the peace process in Northern Ireland; recognises the contribution he has made over 46 years in the US Senate to advancing the cause of human rights, universal healthcare and a more just society; and acknowledges that his contribution to public service has established him as one of the finest and most effective US senators in the history of that august body.

This motion has been signed by a total of 31 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Simon Burns04/03/2009West ChelmsfordConservativeProposed
Ann Cryer04/03/2009KeighleyLabourSeconded
Andrew Dismore05/03/2009HendonLabourSeconded
Jim Dobbin05/03/2009Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
David Drew05/03/2009StroudLabourSeconded
Lynne Jones05/03/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Alasdair McDonnell09/03/2009Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Janet Anderson09/03/2009Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Willie Rennie09/03/2009Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Jenkins10/03/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Mark Durkan10/03/2009FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Roger Godsiff10/03/2009Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabourSigned
Dan Rogerson10/03/2009North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward Davey11/03/2009Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Marsha Singh11/03/2009Bradford WestLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt11/03/2009CrawleyLabourSigned
Alan Simpson12/03/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Andrew MacKinlay12/03/2009ThurrockLabourSigned
Colin Burgon12/03/2009ElmetLabourSigned
Tom Clarke13/03/2009Coatbridge, Chryston and BellshillLabourSigned
Terry Rooney16/03/2009Bradford NorthLabourSigned
John Leech16/03/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis18/03/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Linda Riordan18/03/2009HalifaxLabourSigned
David Hamilton19/03/2009MidlothianLabourSigned
Siobhain McDonagh20/03/2009Mitcham and MordenLabourSigned
Eddie McGrady20/03/2009South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Mark Williams20/03/2009CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian Cawsey01/04/2009Brigg and GooleLabourSigned
Bill Etherington23/04/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
John BercowUnknownWithdrawn

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