Universal Decriminalisation Of Homosexuality

EDM number 750 in 2006-07, proposed by Stephen Williams on 25/01/2007.

That this House notes that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people around the world suffer harassment, discrimination, persecution, torture and execution, purely on the grounds of their LGBT status; further notes that this abuse is supported by the domestic law of many states; welcomes the petition to the United Nations backed by the International Committee for the International Day Against Homophobia calling for the universal abolition of so-called crimes of homosexuality, sodomy laws and laws against unnatural acts of homosexuality; and calls on the Government to support moves for a universal decriminalisation of homosexuality and actively to encourage equality for LGBT people around the world through international institutions and through its bilateral dealings with other states.

This motion has been signed by a total of 97 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Stephen Williams	25/01/2007	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Lorely Burt	25/01/2007	Solihull	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Evan Harris	25/01/2007	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Graham Stringer	26/01/2007	Manchester, Blackley	Labour	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	26/01/2007	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Andrew Dismore	26/01/2007	Hendon	Labour	Seconded
Lynne Jones	26/01/2007	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Desmond Turner	26/01/2007	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	29/01/2007	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nigel Evans	29/01/2007	Ribble Valley	Conservative	Signed
Paul Holmes	29/01/2007	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	30/01/2007	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Bercow	30/01/2007	Buckingham	Conservative	Signed
Andrew George	30/01/2007	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Derek Conway	30/01/2007	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Colin Challen	30/01/2007	Morley & Rothwell	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	30/01/2007	Gower	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	30/01/2007	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Gordon Marsden	30/01/2007	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
David Lepper	30/01/2007	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour	Signed
Gerald Kaufman	30/01/2007	Manchester, Gorton	Labour	Signed
Glenda Jackson	30/01/2007	Hampstead & Highgate	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	30/01/2007	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Lady Hermon	30/01/2007	North Down	UUP	Signed
Willie Rennie	31/01/2007	Dunfermline & Fife West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Hunter	31/01/2007	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Madeleine Moon	31/01/2007	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
John Austin	31/01/2007	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	31/01/2007	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Rob Marris	31/01/2007	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	31/01/2007	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	01/02/2007	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Chaytor	01/02/2007	Bury North	Labour	Signed
Edward Davey	01/02/2007	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Hugh Bayley	01/02/2007	York, City of	Labour	Signed
Martin Horwood	02/02/2007	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Don Foster	02/02/2007	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann Cryer	02/02/2007	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	02/02/2007	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	05/02/2007	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	05/02/2007	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Andrew Stunell	05/02/2007	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Neil Gerrard	05/02/2007	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Nicholas Clegg	05/02/2007	Sheffield, Hallam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Greg Mulholland	06/02/2007	Leeds North West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Featherstone	06/02/2007	Hornsey & Wood Green	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Norman Baker	06/02/2007	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tom Brake	06/02/2007	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Moore	06/02/2007	Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Laws	06/02/2007	Yeovil	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Charles Kennedy	06/02/2007	Ross, Skye & Lochaber	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Brian Jenkins	06/02/2007	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Joan Humble	06/02/2007	Blackpool North & Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Mark Williams	07/02/2007	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jo Swinson	07/02/2007	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Howarth	07/02/2007	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Borrow	07/02/2007	South Ribble	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	07/02/2007	Burton	Labour	Signed
Norman Lamb	07/02/2007	North Norfolk	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sarah Teather	08/02/2007	Brent East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tony Lloyd	08/02/2007	Manchester Central	Labour	Signed
John Pugh	08/02/2007	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jennifer Willott	19/02/2007	Cardiff Central	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Daniel Rogerson	19/02/2007	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Katy Clark	19/02/2007	Ayrshire North & Arran	Labour	Signed
Richard Younger-Ross	19/02/2007	Teignbridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Williams	19/02/2007	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Keetch	19/02/2007	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Adam Price	19/02/2007	Carmarthen East & Dinefwr	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Mark Lazarowicz	20/02/2007	Edinburgh North & Leith	Labour	Signed
Steve Webb	20/02/2007	Northavon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Burstow	21/02/2007	Sutton & Cheam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Matthew Taylor	21/02/2007	Truro & St Austell	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Hemming	27/02/2007	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	27/02/2007	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
David Heyes	27/02/2007	Ashton-under-Lyne	Labour	Signed
Emily Thornberry	28/02/2007	Islington South & Finsbury	Labour	Signed
Lyn Brown	06/03/2007	West Ham	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	07/03/2007	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Susan Kramer	08/03/2007	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Gove	08/03/2007	Surrey Heath	Conservative	Signed
David Wright	20/03/2007	Telford	Labour	Signed
Robert Smith	22/03/2007	Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Drew	23/04/2007	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Tobias Ellwood	25/04/2007	Bournemouth East	Conservative	Signed
Frank Dobson	02/05/2007	Holborn & St Pancras	Labour	Signed
David Anderson	18/05/2007	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Linda Riordan	22/05/2007	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	23/05/2007	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Doug Naysmith	13/06/2007	Bristol North West	Labour	Signed
Robert Wilson	09/07/2007	Reading East	Conservative	Signed
Crispin Blunt	18/07/2007	Reigate	Conservative	Signed
Maria Miller	08/10/2007	Basingstoke	Conservative	Signed
James Gray	08/10/2007	North Wiltshire	Conservative	Signed
Joan Ruddock	Unknown			Withdrawn
Angela Eagle	Unknown			Withdrawn
Sadiq Khan	Unknown			Withdrawn

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