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Recognition For British Heroes Of The Holocaust

EDM number 1175 in 2008-09, proposed by Russell Brown on 24/03/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Religion and faith communities.

That this House salutes the courage of British citizens who aided and rescued Jewish people and other minority groups during the Holocaust at great personal risk to themselves and their families; notes that in the midst of the depravity and desperation of the Holocaust, which saw the very worst of mankind, these individuals exemplified the very best of humanity in the compassion, courage and bravery they showed in rescuing thousands from certain death; believes that just as the memory of those who suffered and perished in the Holocaust should never be forgotten, the memory of those who helped save so many lives should be remembered and honoured; lauds the work of the Holocaust Educational Trust in seeking to bring greater recognition to such individuals; further notes that many communities take great pride in honouring local heroes of the Holocaust such as Jane Haining in Dumfriesshire, June Ravenhall in Warwickshire and Major Frank Foley in Stourbridge; believes it to be inadequate that while many of these individuals have been recognised as Righteous Among the Nations at Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust Memorial authority, they have not been honoured or recognised by the British Government in their own lifetime; and calls on the Government to consider changing the statutes governing the honours system to allow the granting of posthumous honours and to consider ways in which appropriate recognition can be afforded to these individuals.

This motion has been signed by a total of 138 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Russell Brown24/03/2009Dumfries & GallowayLabourProposed
Jeremy Wright24/03/2009Rugby & KenilworthConservativeSeconded
Jeremy Browne24/03/2009TauntonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Anne Begg24/03/2009Aberdeen SouthLabourSeconded
Michael Connarty24/03/2009Linlithgow & Falkirk EastLabourSeconded
John Robertson24/03/2009Glasgow North WestLabourSeconded
Lindsay Roy24/03/2009GlenrothesLabourSigned
Andrew George24/03/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Durkan24/03/2009FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Nigel Evans25/03/2009Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
James Gray25/03/2009North WiltshireConservativeSigned
David Amess25/03/2009Southend WestConservativeSigned
Mike Hancock25/03/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Beith25/03/2009Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley25/03/2009Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Rudi Vis25/03/2009Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Robert Wareing25/03/2009Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
Phil Willis25/03/2009Harrogate & KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Williams25/03/2009Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Lee Scott25/03/2009Ilford NorthConservativeSigned
Mark Hunter25/03/2009CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew25/03/2009StroudLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin25/03/2009Heywood & MiddletonLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore25/03/2009HendonLabourSigned
Bob Spink25/03/2009Castle PointIndependentSigned
Stephen Hepburn25/03/2009JarrowLabourSigned
Paul Holmes25/03/2009ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Lindsay Hoyle25/03/2009ChorleyLabourSigned
Lynne Jones25/03/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Julian Lewis25/03/2009New Forest EastConservativeSigned
Andrew MacKay25/03/2009BracknellConservativeSigned
John Cummings25/03/2009EasingtonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn25/03/2009Islington NorthLabourSigned
James Clappison25/03/2009HertsmereConservativeSigned
Gregory Campbell25/03/2009East LondonderryDUPSigned
Ian McCartney25/03/2009MakerfieldLabourSigned
Jim Dowd26/03/2009Lewisham WestLabourSigned
Sandra Gidley26/03/2009RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Diane Abbott26/03/2009Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Tim Boswell26/03/2009DaventryConservativeSigned
Paddy Tipping26/03/2009SherwoodLabourSigned
Roger Williams26/03/2009Brecon & RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Mulholland26/03/2009Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Rowen26/03/2009RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean26/03/2009BurtonLabourSigned
Alan Meale26/03/2009MansfieldLabourSigned
Gordon Prentice26/03/2009PendleLabourSigned
Andrew Rosindell26/03/2009RomfordConservativeSigned
Nick Harvey26/03/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Glenda Jackson26/03/2009Hampstead & HighgateLabourSigned
Paul Keetch26/03/2009HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Love26/03/2009EdmontonLabourSigned
John Mann26/03/2009BassetlawLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty26/03/2009Calder ValleyLabourSigned
David Anderson27/03/2009BlaydonLabourSigned
Malcolm Moss27/03/2009North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Andrew Pelling30/03/2009Croydon CentralIndependentSigned
Graham Stuart30/03/2009Beverley & HoldernessConservativeSigned
Betty Williams30/03/2009ConwyLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard30/03/2009WalthamstowLabourSigned
Mike Gapes30/03/2009Ilford SouthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer30/03/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara30/03/2009Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Bob Laxton30/03/2009Derby NorthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins30/03/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Joan Humble30/03/2009Blackpool North & FleetwoodLabourSigned
James McGovern31/03/2009Dundee WestLabourSigned
John Leech31/03/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Danny Alexander31/03/2009Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & StrathspeyLiberal DemocratSigned
David Mundell31/03/2009Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & TweeddaleConservativeSigned
Andrew Miller31/03/2009Ellesmere Port & NestonLabourSigned
Jim Sheridan31/03/2009Paisley & Renfrewshire NorthLabourSigned
Julie Morgan31/03/2009Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Andy Slaughter01/04/2009Signed
Gordon Banks01/04/2009Ochil & Perthshire SouthLabourSigned
Sammy Wilson01/04/2009East AntrimDUPSigned
Hywel Francis01/04/2009AberavonLabourSigned
Ian Cawsey01/04/2009Brigg & GooleLabourSigned
Martin Caton01/04/2009GowerLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell01/04/2009Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Lembit 01/04/2009MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Pope01/04/2009HyndburnLabourSigned
David Simpson01/04/2009Upper BannDUPSigned
Lady Hermon01/04/2009North DownUUPSigned
Mark Lazarowicz01/04/2009Edinburgh North & LeithLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt01/04/2009CrawleyLabourSigned
John Mason02/04/2009Glasgow EastScottish National PartySigned
Jennifer Willott02/04/2009Cardiff CentralLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Williams02/04/2009CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Patrick Hall02/04/2009BedfordLabourSigned
Christopher Fraser02/04/2009South West NorfolkConservativeSigned
Annette Brooke02/04/2009Mid Dorset & North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Graham Brady02/04/2009Altrincham & Sale WestConservativeSigned
Gordon Marsden02/04/2009Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Kim Howells02/04/2009PontypriddLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner02/04/2009BolsoverLabourSigned
Andrew Selous02/04/2009South West BedfordshireConservativeSigned
Dari Taylor20/04/2009Stockton SouthLabourSigned
Joan Walley20/04/2009Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
John Whittingdale20/04/2009Maldon & East ChelmsfordConservativeSigned
Douglas Carswell20/04/2009HarwichConservativeSigned
Nadine Dorries20/04/2009Mid BedfordshireConservativeSigned
Jim Devine20/04/2009LivingstonLabourSigned
David Hamilton20/04/2009MidlothianLabourSigned
Frank Doran20/04/2009Aberdeen NorthLabourSigned
Jonathan Djanogly20/04/2009HuntingdonConservativeSigned
Frank Cook20/04/2009Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell20/04/2009Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Keith Simpson20/04/2009Mid NorfolkConservativeSigned
Mohammad Sarwar20/04/2009Glasgow CentralLabourSigned
John Pugh20/04/2009SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Don Touhig21/04/2009IslwynLabourSigned
Sarah Teather21/04/2009Brent EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Harry Cohen21/04/2009Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Tom Brake21/04/2009Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Charles Kennedy21/04/2009Ross, Skye & LochaberLiberal DemocratSigned
Joan Ryan22/04/2009Enfield NorthLabourSigned
Eric Illsley22/04/2009Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Daniel Rogerson23/04/2009North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson23/04/2009East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Hugh Bayley23/04/2009York, City ofLabourSigned
Bill Etherington23/04/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Louise Ellman23/04/2009Liverpool, RiversideLabourSigned
Jon Cruddas23/04/2009DagenhamLabourSigned
Alistair Carmichael23/04/2009Orkney & ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew MacKinlay23/04/2009ThurrockLabourSigned
Marsha Singh27/04/2009Bradford WestLabourSigned
Richard Burden27/04/2009Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Julie Kirkbride28/04/2009BromsgroveConservativeSigned
Linda Riordan29/04/2009HalifaxLabourSigned
Andy Reed30/04/2009LoughboroughLabourSigned
Alan Simpson06/05/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Evan Harris07/05/2009Oxford West & AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Heyes11/05/2009Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Simon Hughes11/11/2009North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian GibsonUnknownWithdrawn
Michael Jabez FosterUnknownWithdrawn
John HeppellUnknownWithdrawn

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