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<id>24691</id>
<session>2003-04</session>
<number>1687</number>
<title>Sixtieth Anniversary Of The Battle Of Arnhem</title>
<proposer id="10591">Teddy Taylor</proposer>
<date>2004-10-11</date>
<text>That this House acknowledges the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, in which thousands of lives were lost between 17th and 25th September 1944, including those of many British servicemen; recognises the deep bond of friendship that has since developed between veterans of the British Parachute Regiment and the people in and around the town of Oosterbeek, centre of the conflict and site of the veterans' cemetery; and thanks the tens of thousands of Dutch people of all ages who honoured our ex-servicemen at this years' major anniversary events.</text>
<topics>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10591">Teddy Taylor</mp>
		<date>2004-10-11</date>
		<type>Proposed</type>
		<constituency>Rochford &amp; Southend East</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11245">Bob Spink</mp>
		<date>2004-10-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Castle Point</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10646">Ann Winterton</mp>
		<date>2004-10-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Congleton</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10624">Nigel Waterson</mp>
		<date>2004-10-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Eastbourne</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10258">Mike Hancock</mp>
		<date>2004-10-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Portsmouth South</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10244">Jane Griffiths</mp>
		<date>2004-10-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Reading East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10222">Andrew George</mp>
		<date>2004-10-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>St Ives</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10096">Martin Caton</mp>
		<date>2004-10-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Gower</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10780">Gregory Campbell</mp>
		<date>2004-10-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Londonderry</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10416">Paul Marsden</mp>
		<date>2004-10-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Shrewsbury &amp; Atcham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10358">Julian Lewis</mp>
		<date>2004-10-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>New Forest East</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11194">Iris Robinson</mp>
		<date>2004-10-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Strangford</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10483">Greg Pope</mp>
		<date>2004-10-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hyndburn</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10021">John Austin</mp>
		<date>2004-10-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Erith &amp; Thamesmead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10033">Roy Beggs</mp>
		<date>2004-10-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Antrim</constituency>
		<party>UUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10044">Harold Best</mp>
		<date>2004-10-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leeds North West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10057">Peter Bottomley</mp>
		<date>2004-10-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Worthing West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10623">Robert Wareing</mp>
		<date>2004-10-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Liverpool, West Derby</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10657">Derek Wyatt</mp>
		<date>2004-10-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sittingbourne &amp; Sheppey</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10177">David Drew</mp>
		<date>2004-10-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stroud</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10172">Jeffrey M Donaldson</mp>
		<date>2004-10-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lagan Valley</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10857">Nigel Dodds</mp>
		<date>2004-10-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Belfast North</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10553">Martin Smyth</mp>
		<date>2004-10-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Belfast South</constituency>
		<party>UUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10331">Paul Keetch</mp>
		<date>2004-10-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hereford</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10415">Gordon Marsden</mp>
		<date>2004-10-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blackpool South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10066">Colin Breed</mp>
		<date>2004-10-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South East Cornwall</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10117">Tony Clarke</mp>
		<date>2004-10-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Northampton South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10138">Tom Cox</mp>
		<date>2004-10-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Tooting</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10647">Nicholas Winterton</mp>
		<date>2004-10-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Macclesfield</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10612">Paul Tyler</mp>
		<date>2004-10-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Cornwall</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10169">Andrew Dismore</mp>
		<date>2004-10-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hendon</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10141">David Crausby</mp>
		<date>2004-10-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bolton North East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10133">Jeremy Corbyn</mp>
		<date>2004-10-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Islington North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10105">Michael Clapham</mp>
		<date>2004-10-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Barnsley West &amp; Penistone</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10462">Edward O'Hara</mp>
		<date>2004-10-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Knowsley South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10384">John McFall</mp>
		<date>2004-10-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Dumbarton</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10381">Siobhain McDonagh</mp>
		<date>2004-10-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Mitcham &amp; Morden</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11095">Rob Marris</mp>
		<date>2004-10-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wolverhampton South West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10304">Brian Iddon</mp>
		<date>2004-10-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bolton South East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10325">Nigel Jones</mp>
		<date>2004-10-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cheltenham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10478">Colin Pickthall</mp>
		<date>2004-10-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>West Lancashire</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10479">Peter Pike</mp>
		<date>2004-10-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Burnley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10968">Paul Holmes</mp>
		<date>2004-10-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Chesterfield</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10231">Roger Godsiff</mp>
		<date>2004-10-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Sparkbrook &amp; Small Heath</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10099">Sydney Chapman</mp>
		<date>2004-10-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Chipping Barnet</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10428">Alan Meale</mp>
		<date>2004-10-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Mansfield</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10404">John McWilliam</mp>
		<date>2004-10-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blaydon</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10383">John McDonnell</mp>
		<date>2004-10-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hayes &amp; Harlington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10359">Terry Lewis</mp>
		<date>2004-10-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Worsley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11312">Michael Weir</mp>
		<date>2004-10-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Angus</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10616">Rudi Vis</mp>
		<date>2004-10-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Finchley &amp; Golders Green</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10452">Denis Murphy</mp>
		<date>2004-10-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wansbeck</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10371">Tim Loughton</mp>
		<date>2004-10-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Worthing &amp; Shoreham</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10274">Stephen Hepburn</mp>
		<date>2004-10-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Jarrow</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10476">Linda Perham</mp>
		<date>2004-10-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ilford North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10076">Richard Burden</mp>
		<date>2004-10-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Northfield</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10189">Bill Etherington</mp>
		<date>2004-10-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sunderland North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10640">Betty Williams</mp>
		<date>2004-10-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Conwy</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10026">Harry Barnes</mp>
		<date>2004-10-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Derbyshire</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10200">Lorna Fitzsimons</mp>
		<date>2004-10-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Rochdale</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10754">Annette Brooke</mp>
		<date>2004-10-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Mid Dorset &amp; North Poole</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10246">Win Griffiths</mp>
		<date>2004-10-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bridgend</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10958">Lady Hermon</mp>
		<date>2004-10-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Down</constituency>
		<party>UUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11324">Roger Williams</mp>
		<date>2004-10-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brecon &amp; Radnorshire</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10313">Brian Jenkins</mp>
		<date>2004-10-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Tamworth</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11199">Andrew Rosindell</mp>
		<date>2004-11-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Romford</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10142">Ann Cryer</mp>
		<date>2004-11-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Keighley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10901">Mark Francois</mp>
		<date>2004-11-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Rayleigh</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
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