41294
2010-12
354
Congo
Eric Joyce
2010-06-29
That this House recognises the 50th anniversary of Congolese independence on 30 June 2010; welcomes the progress made by the Congolese government since the end of the country's civil war in 2003; notes in particular the successful passage of the country's first democratic elections held in 2006; welcomes the cordial relationship that the UK Government enjoys with its Congolese counterparts in Kinshasa; notes the 2009 rapprochement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda as a positive step towards finding a non-military and regional approach to the conflict in eastern DRC; calls on the Government to maintain and strengthen its engagement in the DRC; urges the Government to give further support to measures that will better protect Congolese civilians from violence, especially considering that conflict in eastern DRC has been ongoing for almost 15 years and is estimated to have cost over 5.4 million Congolese lives; abhors the sexual violence and other consequences of conflict which particularly affect Congo's women and children; further calls on the Government to support efforts to better address these problems; supports the use of non-military and regional solutions to the ongoing conflict; recognises that more accountable government across the region is central to stabilising the area; further calls on the Government to promote these measures; further calls on the UK to take a leading role in preventing natural resources from fuelling the conflict in eastern Congo; and encourages responsible UK companies to engage with the DRC in this respect.
Africa
International politics and government
Military operations
Eric Joyce
2010-06-29
Proposed
Falkirk
Labour
Russell Brown
2010-06-29
Seconded
Dumfries and Galloway
Labour
Malcolm Bruce
2010-06-29
Seconded
Gordon
Liberal Democrat
Jo Swinson
2010-06-29
Seconded
East Dunbartonshire
Liberal Democrat
Mark Pritchard
2010-06-29
Seconded
The Wrekin
Conservative
Mark Durkan
2010-06-30
Seconded
Foyle
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Andrew George
2010-06-30
Signed
St Ives
Liberal Democrat
Stephen Williams
2010-06-30
Signed
Bristol West
Liberal Democrat
Katy Clark
2010-06-30
Signed
North Ayrshire and Arran
Labour
Peter Bottomley
2010-06-30
Signed
Worthing West
Conservative
Hugh Bayley
2010-06-30
Signed
York Central
Labour
Mike Hancock
2010-06-30
Signed
Portsmouth South
Liberal Democrat
Martin Caton
2010-06-30
Signed
Gower
Labour
Gregory Campbell
2010-06-30
Signed
East Londonderry
DUP
Alan Meale
2010-06-30
Signed
Mansfield
Labour
John McDonnell
2010-06-30
Signed
Hayes and Harlington
Labour
Kelvin Hopkins
2010-06-30
Signed
Luton North
Labour
Roger Williams
2010-07-01
Signed
Brecon and Radnorshire
Liberal Democrat
Wayne David
2010-07-01
Signed
Caerphilly
Labour
Ann McKechin
2010-07-01
Signed
Glasgow North
Labour
Mark Lazarowicz
2010-07-01
Signed
Edinburgh North and Leith
Labour
Anne McGuire
2010-07-01
Signed
Stirling
Labour
John Leech
2010-07-05
Signed
Manchester, Withington
Liberal Democrat
Chris Evans
2010-07-05
Signed
Islwyn
Labour
Elfyn Llwyd
2010-07-06
Signed
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Plaid Cymru
Jeremy Corbyn
2010-07-06
Signed
Islington North
Labour
Ronnie Campbell
2010-07-07
Signed
Blyth Valley
Labour
Luciana Berger
2010-07-08
Signed
Liverpool, Wavertree
Labour
David Hamilton
2010-07-08
Signed
Midlothian
Labour
Annette Brooke
2010-07-08
Signed
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Liberal Democrat
John Pugh
2010-07-12
Signed
Southport
Liberal Democrat
Lady Hermon
2010-07-12
Signed
North Down
Independent
Andrew Love
2010-07-12
Signed
Edmonton
Labour
Michael Crockart
2010-07-13
Signed
Edinburgh West
Liberal Democrat
Michael Connarty
2010-07-15
Signed
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Labour
Pamela Nash
2010-09-06
Signed
Airdrie and Shotts
Labour
Mark Williams
2010-09-15
Signed
Ceredigion
Liberal Democrat
David Ward
2010-11-08
Signed
Bradford East
Liberal Democrat
Naomi Long
2011-01-12
Signed
Belfast East
Alliance