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The Centenary Of The Birth Of Leonard Cheshire
Deidre Brock
2017-09-06
That this House commemorates the centenary of the birth of Leonard Cheshire, born on 7 September 1917; notes his significant achievements as a decorated officer in the Second World War, including leading No.617 Squadron, the Dambusters, and being awarded the Victoria Cross in 1944; recognises Leonard Cheshire's desire to help make the world a better place following the Second World War by undertaking a lifetime of humanitarian work with disabled people; celebrates his founding of the charity Leonard Cheshire Disability in 1948, an organisation which now supports over 20,000 people with disabilities around the world every year; understands that there are more than 11 million disabled people in the UK today and that one in six people will be affected by disability at some point in their life; acknowledges the vital importance of Leonard Cheshire Disability's work to support disabled people; and wishes the charity every success in its future endeavours.
Charities
Veterans
Deidre Brock
2017-09-06
Proposed
Edinburgh North and Leith
Scottish National Party
Drew Hendry
2017-09-06
Seconded
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Scottish National Party
Chris Law
2017-09-06
Seconded
Dundee West
Scottish National Party
Pete Wishart
2017-09-06
Seconded
Perth and North Perthshire
Scottish National Party
Gavin Newlands
2017-09-06
Seconded
Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Scottish National Party
Alison Thewliss
2017-09-06
Seconded
Glasgow Central
Scottish National Party
David Linden
2017-09-06
Signed
Glasgow East
Scottish National Party
Kirsty Blackman
2017-09-06
Signed
Aberdeen North
Scottish National Party
Jim Shannon
2017-09-07
Signed
Strangford
DUP
Patricia Gibson
2017-09-07
Signed
North Ayrshire and Arran
Scottish National Party
Martyn Day
2017-09-07
Signed
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Scottish National Party
Stewart McDonald
2017-09-07
Signed
Glasgow South
Scottish National Party
Hannah Bardell
2017-09-07
Signed
Livingston
Scottish National Party
Tommy Sheppard
2017-09-07
Signed
Edinburgh East
Scottish National Party
Douglas Chapman
2017-09-11
Signed
Dunfermline and West Fife
Scottish National Party
Jim Cunningham
2017-09-11
Signed
Coventry South
Labour
Peter Bottomley
2017-09-11
Signed
Worthing West
Conservative
Carol Monaghan
2017-09-12
Signed
Glasgow North West
Scottish National Party
Chris Stephens
2017-09-12
Signed
Glasgow South West
Scottish National Party
Gregory Campbell
2017-09-12
Signed
East Londonderry
DUP
David Simpson
2017-09-12
Signed
Upper Bann
DUP
Ronnie Cowan
2017-09-13
Signed
Inverclyde
Scottish National Party
Bob Blackman
2017-09-13
Signed
Harrow East
Conservative
Stephen Gethins
2017-09-13
Signed
North East Fife
Scottish National Party
Patrick Grady
2017-09-13
Signed
Glasgow North
Scottish National Party
Alan Brown
2017-10-09
Signed
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Scottish National Party
Neil Gray
2017-10-09
Signed
Airdrie and Shotts
Scottish National Party
Julian Lewis
2017-10-25
Signed
New Forest East
Conservative