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BAHA'I INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

EDM number 418 in 1998-99, proposed by David Atkinson on 11/03/1999.

That this House notes the efforts of the Iranian Ministry of Information to close the Baha'i Institute for Higher Education in October 1998; further notes the raids on the homes of 500 Baha'is, the confiscation of material and teaching resources and the arrests of 36 faculty members, three of whom are still in prison; is aware that Baha'is are still denied access to state-run universities in Iran on grounds of their faith; observes that the Baha'i Institute for Higher Education provides the sole access to degree-level education for Baha'is in Iran; and urges Her Majesty's Government to bring to bear all diplomatic and political pressure upon the Government of Iran to allow Baha'is unhindered access to use their own educational institute and also to reinstate their right to study at state universities, and to press the Iranian authorities to give guarantees that they will respect the rights of the Baha'i community of that country to full access to education.

This motion has been signed by a total of 124 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Atkinson11/03/1999Bournemouth EastConservativeProposed
Tim Loughton11/03/1999East Worthing & ShorehamConservativeSigned
Eric Illsley12/03/1999Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
John Austin15/03/1999Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Roseanna Cunningham15/03/1999PerthScottish National PartySigned
Ashok Kumar15/03/1999Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins15/03/1999Luton NorthLabourSigned
Martin Smyth15/03/1999Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Roy Beggs16/03/1999East AntrimUUPSigned
Mike Hancock16/03/1999Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Clifford Forsythe16/03/1999South AntrimUUPSigned
Ian Davidson16/03/1999Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
Bill Michie16/03/1999Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Nigel Jones16/03/1999CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones16/03/1999Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Bob Russell16/03/1999ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
William Ross16/03/1999East LondonderryUUPSigned
Jenny Tonge17/03/1999Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Gerry Steinberg17/03/1999Durham, City ofLabourSigned
Jane Griffiths17/03/1999Reading EastLabourSigned
Paul Flynn17/03/1999Newport WestLabourSigned
John Cummings17/03/1999EasingtonLabourSigned
Michael Clapham17/03/1999Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara17/03/1999Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Paul Tyler18/03/1999North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington18/03/1999Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Robin Corbett18/03/1999Birmingham, ErdingtonLabourSigned
Paul Marsden18/03/1999Shrewsbury & AtchamLabourSigned
Alan Simpson18/03/1999Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore19/03/1999HendonLabourSigned
Andrew George22/03/1999St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer22/03/1999KeighleyLabourSigned
Tom Brake22/03/1999Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Piara S Khabra23/03/1999Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
David Lepper23/03/1999Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Lembit 23/03/1999MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Russell Brown24/03/1999DumfriesLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell25/03/1999Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward Davey25/03/1999Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Evan Harris25/03/1999Oxford West & AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell29/03/1999Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Phil Sawford30/03/1999KetteringLabourSigned
Simon Hughes31/03/1999North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Jamie Cann13/04/1999IpswichLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley13/04/1999Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Bowen Wells13/04/1999Hertford & StortfordConservativeSigned
Ron Davies14/04/1999CaerphillyLabourSigned
Mark Oaten14/04/1999WinchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Luff14/04/1999Mid WorcestershireConservativeSigned
Julian Lewis15/04/1999New Forest EastConservativeSigned
Graham Brady15/04/1999Altrincham & Sale WestConservativeSigned
Rudi Vis15/04/1999Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Martin Salter16/04/1999Reading WestLabourSigned
Nigel Evans16/04/1999Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Gerry Bermingham16/04/1999St Helens SouthLabourSigned
Barry Gardiner19/04/1999Brent NorthLabourSigned
Denzil Davies19/04/1999LlanelliLabourSigned
Sydney Chapman20/04/1999Chipping BarnetConservativeSigned
William Thompson20/04/1999West TyroneUUPSigned
Robert Wareing20/04/1999Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Betty Williams20/04/1999ConwyLabourSigned
Martin O'Neill21/04/1999OchilLabourSigned
Archy Kirkwood21/04/1999Roxburgh & BerwickshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Robinson21/04/1999Belfast EastDUPSigned
David Prior21/04/1999North NorfolkConservativeSigned
Christine Butler22/04/1999Castle PointLabourSigned
David Amess26/04/1999Southend WestConservativeSigned
Peter Bradley27/04/1999Wrekin, TheLabourSigned
David Stewart27/04/1999Inverness East, Nairn and LochaberLabourSigned
Valerie Davey28/04/1999Bristol WestLabourSigned
Judith Church28/04/1999DagenhamLabourSigned
Paul Burstow28/04/1999Sutton & CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
Ieuan Wyn Jones28/04/1999Ynys MPlaid CymruSigned
Huw Edwards29/04/1999MonmouthLabourSigned
Rosie Winterton29/04/1999Doncaster CentralLabourSigned
Jackie Ballard30/04/1999TauntonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Heath04/05/1999Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Audrey Wise05/05/1999PrestonLabourSigned
Candy Atherton05/05/1999Falmouth & CamborneLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone05/05/1999Brent EastLabourSigned
David Trimble06/05/1999Upper BannUUPSigned
Paul Keetch10/05/1999HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Ronnie Fearn10/05/1999SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Blizzard11/05/1999WaveneyLabourSigned
Peter Brand12/05/1999Isle of WightLiberal DemocratSigned
Julia Drown13/05/1999South SwindonLabourSigned
Gareth Thomas18/05/1999Harrow WestLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard18/05/1999WalthamstowLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders18/05/1999TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Crispin Blunt19/05/1999ReigateConservativeSigned
Marsha Singh20/05/1999Bradford WestLabourSigned
Richard Body20/05/1999Boston & SkegnessConservativeSigned
Malcolm Savidge24/05/1999Aberdeen NorthLabourSigned
Dafydd Wigley08/06/1999CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Bob Laxton08/06/1999Derby NorthLabourSigned
Julie Morgan09/06/1999Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Geoffrey Johnson Smith15/06/1999WealdenConservativeSigned
Howard Flight16/06/1999Arundel & South DownsConservativeSigned
Michael Mates17/06/1999East HampshireConservativeSigned
Michael Connarty17/06/1999Falkirk EastLabourSigned
Liz Blackman17/06/1999ErewashLabourSigned
Virginia Bottomley18/06/1999South West SurreyConservativeSigned
Janet Dean18/06/1999BurtonLabourSigned
John Hume22/06/1999FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Paul Truswell22/06/1999PudseyLabourSigned
Jim Wallace28/06/1999Orkney & ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Stinchcombe01/07/1999WellingboroughLabourSigned
Linda Gilroy06/07/1999Plymouth, SuttonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Donald Gorrie07/07/1999Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Phil Willis13/07/1999Harrogate & KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Harold Best15/07/1999Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Desmond Swayne19/07/1999New Forest WestConservativeSigned
Richard Allan21/07/1999Sheffield, HallamLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Smith26/07/1999West Aberdeenshire & KincardineLiberal DemocratSigned
John Wilkinson19/10/1999Ruislip - NorthwoodConservativeSigned
Stephen Twigg19/10/1999Enfield, SouthgateLabourSigned
Bill Olner19/10/1999NuneatonLabourSigned
Alan Hurst19/10/1999BraintreeLabourSigned
Peter Pike19/10/1999BurnleyLabourSigned
Frank Field20/10/1999BirkenheadLabourSigned
Mark Fisher26/10/1999Stoke-on-Trent CentralLabourSigned
Diane Abbott03/11/1999Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Alastair GoodladUnknownWithdrawn
Graham StringerUnknownWithdrawn

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