Female Genital Mutilation
EDM number 864 in 2002-03, proposed by Chris McCafferty on 10/03/2003.
That this House condemns the practice of female genital mutilation, which violates the human rights of girls and women to bodily integrity and has adverse health and social implications; notes that an estimated 130 million women and girls in the world have undergone female genital mutilation and that two million girls are at risk of undergoing some form of the procedure every year; further notes that in the UK women who have undergone female genital mutilation are increasingly presenting themselves to health care professionals, and specialist clinics are treating hundreds of women with female genital mutilation related complications; regrets that there have been no prosecutions under the UK Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985; welcomes the Private Members Bill on female genital mutilation, as a follow-up to the all-Party Parliamentary Group on Population, Development and Reproductive Health's Hearing's report on female genital mutilation to enable people who attempt to circumvent UK laws by taking girls abroad for female genital mutilation, even to countries where the practice is lawful, to be prosecuted on their return to the UK. Development and Reproductive Health's Hearing's Report on female genital mutilation; and urges Her Majesty's Government to act on this Bill, changing the law on female genital mutilation to enable people who attempt to circumvent UK laws by taking girls abroad for female genital mutilation, even to countries where the practice is lawful, to be prosecuted on their return to the UK.
This motion has been signed by a total of 144 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|
| Chris McCafferty | 10/03/2003 | Calder Valley | Labour | Proposed |
| Jane Griffiths | 10/03/2003 | Reading East | Labour | Signed |
| Sandra Gidley | 10/03/2003 | Romsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ian Gibson | 10/03/2003 | Norwich North | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew George | 10/03/2003 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Barbara Follett | 10/03/2003 | Stevenage | Labour | Signed |
| Frank Field | 10/03/2003 | Birkenhead | Labour | Signed |
| Terry Davis | 10/03/2003 | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Davidson | 10/03/2003 | Glasgow, Pollok | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Valerie Davey | 10/03/2003 | Bristol West | Labour | Signed |
| Edward Davey | 10/03/2003 | Kingston & Surbiton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Cryer | 10/03/2003 | Hornchurch | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 10/03/2003 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Cox | 10/03/2003 | Tooting | Labour | Signed |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 10/03/2003 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
| Harry Cohen | 10/03/2003 | Leyton & Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Clwyd | 10/03/2003 | Cynon Valley | Labour | Signed |
| David Chidgey | 10/03/2003 | Eastleigh | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Win Griffiths | 10/03/2003 | Bridgend | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 10/03/2003 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Candy Atherton | 10/03/2003 | Falmouth & Camborne | Labour | Signed |
| Nicholas Winterton | 10/03/2003 | Macclesfield | Conservative | Signed |
| Betty Williams | 10/03/2003 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
| Robert Wareing | 10/03/2003 | Liverpool, West Derby | Labour | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 10/03/2003 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Tyler | 10/03/2003 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Jenny Tonge | 10/03/2003 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Mark Todd | 10/03/2003 | South Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
| Gareth Thomas | 10/03/2003 | Clwyd West | Labour | Signed |
| David Taylor | 10/03/2003 | North West Leicestershire | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Howard Stoate | 10/03/2003 | Dartford | Labour | Signed |
| Peter Bottomley | 10/03/2003 | Worthing West | Conservative | Signed |
| David Borrow | 10/03/2003 | South Ribble | Labour | Signed |
| Clive Betts | 10/03/2003 | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Labour | Signed |
| Harry Barnes | 10/03/2003 | North East Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
| Tony Baldry | 10/03/2003 | Banbury | Conservative | Signed |
| Norman Baker | 10/03/2003 | Lewes | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Vera Baird | 10/03/2003 | Redcar | Labour | Signed |
| Colin Challen | 10/03/2003 | Morley & Rothwell | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 10/03/2003 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| Julie Morgan | 10/03/2003 | Cardiff North | Labour | Signed |
| Jon Owen Jones | 10/03/2003 | Cardiff Central | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Helen Jones | 10/03/2003 | Warrington North | Labour | Signed |
| Glenda Jackson | 10/03/2003 | Hampstead & Highgate | Labour | Signed |
| Eric Illsley | 10/03/2003 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 10/03/2003 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| David Hinchliffe | 10/03/2003 | Wakefield | Labour | Signed |
| Evan Harris | 10/03/2003 | Oxford West & Abingdon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Brian Sedgemore | 10/03/2003 | Hackney South & Shoreditch | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Salter | 10/03/2003 | Reading West | Labour | Signed |
| Bob Russell | 10/03/2003 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Chris Ruane | 10/03/2003 | Vale of Clwyd | Labour | Signed |
| Ernie Ross | 10/03/2003 | Dundee West | Labour | Signed |
| Marion Roe | 10/03/2003 | Broxbourne | Conservative | Signed |
| Andrew Robathan | 10/03/2003 | Blaby | Conservative | Signed |
| David Rendel | 10/03/2003 | Newbury | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Syd Rapson | 10/03/2003 | Portsmouth North | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Pound | 10/03/2003 | Ealing North | Labour | Signed |
| Lynne Jones | 10/03/2003 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
| Martyn Jones | 10/03/2003 | Clwyd South | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Marsden | 10/03/2003 | Shrewsbury & Atcham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Kevin McNamara | 10/03/2003 | Kingston upon Hull North | Labour | Signed |
| Laura Moffatt | 10/03/2003 | Crawley | Labour | Signed |
| Edward O'Hara | 10/03/2003 | Knowsley South | Labour | Signed |
| Martin O'Neill | 10/03/2003 | Ochil | Labour | Signed |
| Colin Breed | 10/03/2003 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Russell Brown | 10/03/2003 | Dumfries | Labour | Signed |
| Menzies Campbell | 10/03/2003 | Fife North East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Alice Mahon | 10/03/2003 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew MacKay | 10/03/2003 | Bracknell | Conservative | Signed |
| Nigel Jones | 10/03/2003 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ann Keen | 10/03/2003 | Brentford & Isleworth | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Keetch | 10/03/2003 | Hereford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Robert Key | 10/03/2003 | Salisbury | Conservative | Signed |
| Piara S Khabra | 10/03/2003 | Ealing, Southall | Labour | Signed |
| Oona King | 10/03/2003 | Bethnal Green & Bow | Labour | Signed |
| Ashok Kumar | 10/03/2003 | Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland | Labour | Signed |
| Jackie Lawrence | 10/03/2003 | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Labour | Signed |
| Wayne David | 11/03/2003 | Caerphilly | Labour | Signed |
| Huw Edwards | 11/03/2003 | Monmouth | Labour | Signed |
| Adrian Bailey | 11/03/2003 | West Bromwich West | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Simon Thomas | 11/03/2003 | Ceredigion | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Desmond Turner | 11/03/2003 | Brighton, Kemptown | Labour | Signed |
| Colin Burgon | 11/03/2003 | Elmet | Labour | Signed |
| Ann McKechin | 11/03/2003 | Glasgow, Maryhill | Labour | Signed |
| Linda Perham | 11/03/2003 | Ilford North | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Smyth | 11/03/2003 | Belfast South | UUP | Signed |
| Lady Hermon | 11/03/2003 | North Down | UUP | Signed |
| Paul Holmes | 11/03/2003 | Chesterfield | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Eric Martlew | 11/03/2003 | Carlisle | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Winterton | 12/03/2003 | Congleton | Conservative | Signed |
| Hywel Williams | 12/03/2003 | Caernarfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Angela Watkinson | 12/03/2003 | Upminster | Conservative | Signed |
| Roy Beggs | 12/03/2003 | East Antrim | UUP | Signed |
| David Drew | 12/03/2003 | Stroud | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Andrew Dismore | 12/03/2003 | Hendon | Labour | Signed |
| Ronnie Campbell | 12/03/2003 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Vincent Cable | 12/03/2003 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Tim Loughton | 12/03/2003 | East Worthing & Shoreham | Conservative | Signed |
| Tony Lloyd | 12/03/2003 | Manchester Central | Labour | Signed |
| Norman Lamb | 12/03/2003 | North Norfolk | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Janet Dean | 13/03/2003 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
| Sue Doughty | 13/03/2003 | Guildford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Paul Flynn | 13/03/2003 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
| Brian White | 13/03/2003 | North East Milton Keynes | Labour | Signed |
| Richard Younger-Ross | 13/03/2003 | Teignbridge | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Jim Cunningham | 13/03/2003 | Coventry South | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Clapham | 13/03/2003 | Barnsley West & Penistone | Labour | Signed |
| Alistair Carmichael | 13/03/2003 | Orkney & Shetland | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Annette Brooke | 13/03/2003 | Mid Dorset & North Poole | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Doug Naysmith | 13/03/2003 | Bristol North West | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Mark Lazarowicz | 13/03/2003 | Edinburgh North & Leith | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Bob Spink | 13/03/2003 | Castle Point | Conservative | Signed |
| Andrew Rosindell | 13/03/2003 | Romford | Conservative | Signed |
| John Austin | 14/03/2003 | Erith & Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
| Neil Gerrard | 14/03/2003 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
| Patsy Calton | 14/03/2003 | Cheadle | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Lindsay Hoyle | 14/03/2003 | Chorley | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Moore | 17/03/2003 | Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Janet Anderson | 18/03/2003 | Rossendale & Darwen | Labour | Signed |
| Rob Marris | 18/03/2003 | Wolverhampton South West | Labour | Signed |
| Keith Vaz | 19/03/2003 | Leicester East | Labour | Signed |
| Jimmy Wray | 19/03/2003 | Glasgow, Baillieston | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 20/03/2003 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Richard Burden | 20/03/2003 | Birmingham, Northfield | Labour | Signed |
| Colin Pickthall | 21/03/2003 | West Lancashire | Labour | Signed |
| Kevin Brennan | 24/03/2003 | Cardiff West | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 25/03/2003 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
| Marsha Singh | 26/03/2003 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
| David Hamilton | 27/03/2003 | Midlothian | Labour | Signed |
| Kevin Barron | 27/03/2003 | Rother Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Julian Lewis | 31/03/2003 | New Forest East | Conservative | Signed |
| Edward Leigh | 31/03/2003 | Gainsborough | Conservative | Signed |
| John Battle | 03/04/2003 | Leeds West | Labour | Signed |
| Mohammad Sarwar | 07/04/2003 | Glasgow, Govan | Labour | Signed |
| Nick Harvey | 07/04/2003 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Tony Cunningham | 08/04/2003 | Workington | Labour | Signed |
| Patrick Hall | 08/04/2003 | Bedford | Labour | Signed |
| John Lyons | 28/04/2003 | Strathkelvin & Bearsden | Labour | Signed |
| Tony Clarke | 15/05/2003 | Northampton South | Labour | Signed |
| Meg Munn | 20/05/2003 | Sheffield, Heeley | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| John Smith | 22/05/2003 | Vale of Glamorgan | Labour | Signed |
| Harold Best | 08/09/2003 | Leeds North West | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Daisley | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
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