Steve Pilgrim And B1%
EDM number 319 in 2014-15, proposed by Steve Rotheram on 03/09/2014.
Categorised under the topics of Charities, Incomes and poverty and Pay.
That this House congratulates Liverpool drummer and member of Paul Weller's band Steve Pilgrim on establishing the B1% charity; notes B1% is a network of individuals who commit to give one per cent of their income each month to help the world's poorest people; congratulates those who have raised money for over 35 projects in 11 countries around the world; recognises that the charity is responsible for the planting of 8,000 new trees and has raised enough money to vaccinate 5,000 children against measles in Malawi; further notes that the charity has used donations to fund projects such as building wells and developing clean water facilities in Africa as well as sponsoring school feeding programmes; and further encourages people to become members of the B1%.
This motion has been signed by a total of 9 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Steve Rotheram | 03/09/2014 | Liverpool, Walton | Labour | Proposed |
John Leech | 09/09/2014 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Alan Meale | 10/09/2014 | Mansfield | Labour | Seconded |
Anne Begg | 10/09/2014 | Aberdeen South | Labour | Seconded |
Grahame Morris | 10/09/2014 | Easington | Labour | Seconded |
Ian Mearns | 10/09/2014 | Gateshead | Labour | Seconded |
Ian Lavery | 10/09/2014 | Wansbeck | Labour | Signed |
Yasmin Qureshi | 13/10/2014 | Bolton South East | Labour | Signed |
David Crausby | 21/10/2014 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
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