International Women's Day

EDM number 2649 in 2010-12, proposed by Caroline Lucas on 25/01/2012.
Categorised under the topic of Human rights.

That this House supports International Women's Day on 8 March 2012; celebrates the political, social and economic advancement of women while recognising the urgent need for further movement; applauds the work of millions of people across the world in raising the issues facing women; commends the PCS campaign `speaking out, not cut out', encouraging women and men to raise their voices against attacks on jobs, pensions and pay; highlights the impact of service and benefit cuts that will take women's equality in the UK back by generations; and encourages hon. Members to raise their voices and speak out in Parliament for International Women's Day.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Caroline Lucas	25/01/2012	Brighton, Pavilion	Green	Proposed
John McDonnell	25/01/2012	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Seconded
Andrew George	26/01/2012	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Jeremy Corbyn	26/01/2012	Islington North	Labour	Seconded
Mary Glindon	26/01/2012	North Tyneside	Labour	Seconded
Kelvin Hopkins	30/01/2012	Luton North	Labour	Seconded
Jonathan Edwards	30/01/2012	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Mike Hancock	30/01/2012	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Hywel Francis	30/01/2012	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	30/01/2012	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	30/01/2012	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Glenda Jackson	30/01/2012	Hampstead & Highgate	Labour	Signed
Valerie Vaz	31/01/2012	Walsall South	Labour	Signed
Katy Clark	31/01/2012	Ayrshire North & Arran	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	31/01/2012	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Mark Durkan	31/01/2012	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Jim Dobbin	31/01/2012	Heywood & Middleton	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	31/01/2012	Gower	Labour	Signed
Gregory Campbell	31/01/2012	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Jim Shannon	31/01/2012	Strangford	DUP	Signed
Ian Lavery	01/02/2012	Wansbeck	Labour	Signed
William McCrea	01/02/2012	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	01/02/2012	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Sandra Osborne	02/02/2012	Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock	Labour	Signed
Lady Hermon	08/02/2012	North Down	UUP	Signed
Mike Gapes	20/02/2012	Ilford South	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Roy	20/02/2012	Glenrothes	Labour	Signed

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