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Munitions Workers In The World Wars

EDM number 2546 in 2010-12, proposed by Huw Irranca-Davies on 14/12/2011.
Categorised under the topics of Military operations and Veterans.

That this House commends all those who served in Royal Ordnance factories and privately-owned munitions factories across the UK during the First and Second World Wars; honours their hard work and dedication manufacturing shells and armaments for use on the front line; appreciates that to work as a munitioneer was a highly dangerous occupation, often resulting in injuries and damage to health through handling explosives and toxic chemicals, and which on occasion resulted in fatalities when shells exploded accidentally; recognises that these workers are yet to be honoured on a national stage; and welcomes the action being taken by the All Party Group for the Recognition of Munitions Workers, in conjunction with the Government, to recognise the sacrifice and service of munitioneers.

This motion has been signed by a total of 29 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Huw Irranca-Davies14/12/2011OgmoreLabourProposed
Peter Bottomley14/12/2011Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Paul Flynn14/12/2011Newport WestLabourSeconded
Mark Williams14/12/2011CeredigionLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Davies14/12/2011MonmouthConservativeSeconded
Bob Russell14/12/2011ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Adrian Bailey14/12/2011West Bromwich WestLabourSigned
Mary Glindon14/12/2011North TynesideLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins15/12/2011Luton NorthLabourSigned
John Mann15/12/2011BassetlawLabourSigned
Alan Meale15/12/2011MansfieldLabourSigned
Andrew George15/12/2011St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock20/12/2011Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell20/12/2011Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Tony Lloyd20/12/2011Manchester CentralLabourSigned
Julian Lewis20/12/2011New Forest EastConservativeSigned
Hywel Francis20/12/2011AberavonLabourSigned
Jim Shannon20/12/2011StrangfordDUPSigned
David Simpson10/01/2012Upper BannDUPSigned
George Howarth10/01/2012KnowsleyLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell10/01/2012East LondonderryDUPSigned
John Cryer10/01/2012Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin10/01/2012Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Kevin Barron10/01/2012Rother ValleyLabourSigned
David Anderson10/01/2012BlaydonLabourSigned
Katy Clark10/01/2012North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
David Crausby11/01/2012Bolton North EastLabourSigned
John Leech16/01/2012Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Lindsay Roy19/01/2012GlenrothesLabourSigned

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