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International Day Against The Use Of Child Soldiers 2018
Liz Saville Roberts
2018-02-06
That this House recognises International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers on 12 February 2018; understands that fewer than 20 countries worldwide still allow their armed forces to recruit young people aged 16; further understands that the UK is the only country in Europe and the only Permanent Member of the UN Security Council to recruit 16 year olds into the armed forces; notes that the British armed forces recruit around 2,000 16 and 17-year olds each year, of whom 80 per cent join the Army; further notes that young recruits are more likely than civilians of the same age or older enlistees to drink heavily, self-harm and suffer mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder; further recognises the criticisms of the UK's policy by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, the House of Commons Defence Committee, the Joint Committee on Human Rights, the Children's Commissioners for the four jurisdictions of the UK and the Equality and Human Rights Commission; notes the work of Child Soldiers International, both in the UK and worldwide, advocating for children to enjoy their human rights, free from military use and exploitation; and urges the Government to launch a review of the minimum armed forces enlistment age.
Armed forces
Children and families
Human rights
Liz Saville Roberts
2018-02-06
Proposed
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Plaid Cymru
Hywel Williams
2018-02-06
Seconded
Arfon
Plaid Cymru
Jonathan Edwards
2018-02-06
Seconded
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Plaid Cymru
Ben Lake
2018-02-06
Seconded
Ceredigion
Plaid Cymru
Ronnie Campbell
2018-02-07
Seconded
Blyth Valley
Labour
Kelvin Hopkins
2018-02-07
Seconded
Luton North
Labour
Marie Rimmer
2018-02-07
Signed
St Helens South and Whiston
Labour
Chris Stephens
2018-02-07
Signed
Glasgow South West
Scottish National Party
Ronnie Cowan
2018-02-07
Signed
Inverclyde
Scottish National Party
Caroline Lucas
2018-02-07
Signed
Brighton, Pavilion
Green
Mary Glindon
2018-02-08
Signed
North Tyneside
Labour
Tommy Sheppard
2018-02-08
Signed
Edinburgh East
Scottish National Party
Jim Cunningham
2018-02-08
Signed
Coventry South
Labour
Hannah Bardell
2018-02-08
Signed
Livingston
Scottish National Party
Joanna Cherry
2018-02-20
Signed
Edinburgh South West
Scottish National Party
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
2018-02-20
Signed
Brighton, Kemptown
Labour/Co-operative
Stephen Gethins
2018-02-20
Signed
North East Fife
Scottish National Party
Alan Brown
2018-02-20
Signed
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Scottish National Party
Drew Hendry
2018-02-20
Signed
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Scottish National Party
Daniel Zeichner
2018-02-20
Signed
Cambridge
Labour
Patrick Grady
2018-02-20
Signed
Glasgow North
Scottish National Party
Hugh Gaffney
2018-02-22
Signed
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Labour
Tim Farron
2018-05-21
Signed
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Liberal Democrat
Wera Hobhouse
2018-05-22
Signed
Bath
Liberal Democrat