State Visit Of King Abdullah Of Saudi Arabia

EDM number 2102 in 2006-07, proposed by John McDonnell on 11/10/2007.

That this House notes with concern the state visit of King Abdullah bin Abdul Azaz al Saud of Saudi Arabia to the United Kingdom on 30th October 2007; believes that Saudi Arabia is one of the most repressive societies on earth, with no political parties, free elections, independent media or trade unions; views with alarm the systematic human rights abuses that exist within the Kingdom, such as the lack of basic rights for women, the practice of public beheadings and the repression of homosexuals; condemns the recent sale of 72 Eurofighters to such a barbaric regime; and calls upon the British Government to base its foreign policy towards Saudi Arabia on democracy and human rights rather than on narrow economic interests.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
John McDonnell	11/10/2007	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Proposed
Andrew Dismore	11/10/2007	Hendon	Labour	Seconded
Jon Trickett	11/10/2007	Hemsworth	Labour	Seconded
Kate Hoey	11/10/2007	Vauxhall	Labour	Seconded
David Drew	11/10/2007	Stroud	Labour	Seconded
Jeremy Corbyn	11/10/2007	Islington North	Labour	Seconded
Katy Clark	11/10/2007	Ayrshire North & Arran	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	11/10/2007	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Mark Durkan	15/10/2007	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Martin Caton	16/10/2007	Gower	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	16/10/2007	Liverpool, West Derby	Independent	Signed
Dai Davies	16/10/2007	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
Linda Riordan	17/10/2007	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Colin Burgon	17/10/2007	Elmet	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	17/10/2007	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	18/10/2007	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Daniel Rogerson	18/10/2007	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Neil Gerrard	23/10/2007	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	24/10/2007	Hastings & Rye	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	24/10/2007	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	24/10/2007	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	29/10/2007	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	29/10/2007	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	29/10/2007	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Williams	29/10/2007	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Howarth	29/10/2007	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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