PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
THE WORLD CAN'T WAIT APPEAL (26 March 2007)
Motion Details
That this House welcomes the Government's leadership at the G8 summit in Gleneagles in 2005; notes with concern that at the halfway point of the Millennium Development Goals the world is off-track to meet the key targets on eradicating poverty by 2015; notes the continued public mandate for urgent political action to end poverty and climate chaos; calls on the Government to use its influence in Europe and within the G8 to ensure debt cancellation and more and better aid, trade justice, healthcare, education, water and sanitation for all, and firm plans to prevent catastrophic climate change and address its impact; and calls on the Government, Europe and the G8 to acknowledge that the world can't wait to make poverty history.
Sponsored by:
Ann McKechin (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
126
45%
Conservative
66
23%
Liberal Democrat
56
20%
Independent
15
5%
Democratic Unionist Party
6
2%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
3
1%
Speaker
2
1%
Scottish National Party
2
1%
Non-affiliated
2
1%
Plaid Cymru
2
1%
The Independent Group for Change
1
0%
Not Available
1
0%
Sponsor List (282 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
LD
Danny Alexander
Con
Sir David Amess
Lab
Janet Anderson
Lab
Mr David Anderson
Con
Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
Lab
Charlotte Atkins
Con
Mr Peter Atkinson
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Adrian Bailey
LD
Norman Baker
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
Lab
Gordon Banks
Con
Mr John Baron
LD
John Barrett
Lab
John Battle
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
Lab
Dame Anne Begg
LD
Lord Beith
Spk
John Bercow
Lab
Roger Berry
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
Lab
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
Con
Lord Blencathra
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Lord Boswell of Aynho
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Tom Brake
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
LD
Mr Colin Breed
LD
Annette Brooke
Ind
Mr Nicholas Brown
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
Lab
Ms Lyn Brown
LD
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Lab
Ms Karen Buck
Lab
Richard Burden
Lab
Colin Burgon
LD
Paul Burstow
LD
Baroness Burt of Solihull
Con
Alistair Burt
Lab
Dawn Butler
Brent East
Con
Sir John Butterfill
LD
Sir Vince Cable
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
LD
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
Lab
Mr Tom Clarke
LD
Mr Nick Clegg
Lab
Mr David Clelland
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Frank Cook
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Con
Mr David Curry
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Con
David T C Davies
Ind
Mr Dai Davies
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Con
Lord Deben
Lab
Mr Jim Devine
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Frank Dobson
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Lab
Mr Brian H. Donohoe
Lab
Mr Frank Doran
Con
Mr Stephen Dorrell
Lab
Jim Dowd
Lab
Dr David Drew
Con
Sir James Duddridge
Con
Philip Dunne
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Lab
Dame Angela Eagle
Wallasey
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Sir Michael Fallon
Lab
Paul Farrelly
LD
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
LD
Baroness Featherstone
Lab
Mark Fisher
Lab
Paul Flynn
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
Lab
Michael Jabez Foster
Con
Christopher Fraser
IGC
Mike Gapes
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
LD
Sandra Gidley
LD
Julia Goldsworthy
Con
Sir Robert Goodwill
Con
Michael Gove
Con
James Gray
Con
Damian Green
Ind
Justine Greening
Con
Mr John Greenway
Lab
Dame Nia Griffith
Llanelli
Lab
John Grogan
Lab
Patrick Hall
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Lab
Mr David Hamilton
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Con
Stephen Hammond
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Con
Greg Hands
Con
Mr Mark Harper
LD
Dr Evan Harris
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
LD
Mr David Heath
LD
John Hemming
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Washington and Gateshead South
Baroness Hoey
Con
Adam Holloway
LD
Paul Holmes
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Con
Lord Horam
LD
Martin Horwood
Con
Lord Howard of Lympne
LD
David Howarth
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
LD
Simon Hughes
LD
Chris Huhne
Con
Jeremy Hunt
Godalming and Ash
LD
Mark Hunter
Con
Mr Nick Hurd
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Lab
Mrs Siân C. James
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Lab
Helen Jones
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Sir Gerald Kaufman
Lab
Ms Sally Keeble
Lab
Alan Keen
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
LD
Mr Charles Kennedy
Con
Robert Key
Lab
Sadiq Khan
Con
Julie Kirkbride
LD
Baroness Kramer
Con
Mrs Jacqui Lait
LD
Norman Lamb
Con
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
Lab
Mr Bob Laxton
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
LD
Mr John Leech
Lab
David Lepper
Con
Sir David Lidington
Con
Lord Lilley
Lab
Tony Lloyd
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
The Marquess of Lothian
Lab
Mr Andrew Love
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Mr Andrew Mackay
Con
Mrs Anne Main
Lab
Judy Mallaber
Lab
Rob Marris
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Lab
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews
Con
Mr Michael Mates
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Lab
Kerry McCarthy
Bristol East
Lab
Sarah McCarthy-Fry
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Jim McGovern
SDLP
Mr Eddie McGrady
Lab
Ann McKechin (Sponsor)
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Alun Michael
Lab
Andrew Miller
Con
Dame Maria Miller
Ind
Anne Milton
Con
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Sutton Coldfield
Lab
Anne Moffat
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Lab
Mrs Madeleine Moon
LD
Michael Moore
Lab
Julie Morgan
Lab
Mr George Mudie
LD
Greg Mulholland
Con
David Mundell
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Lab
Lord Murphy of Torfaen
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Con
Sir Robert Neill
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
LD
Lembit Öpik
Lab
Sandra Osborne
Con
Sir Richard Ottaway
Lab
Albert Owen
Con
Sir James Paice
Ind
Mr Andrew Pelling
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Con
John Penrose
Lab
Stephen Pound
PC
Adam Price
Lab
Gwyn Prosser
LD
Mr Alan Reid
LD
Willie Rennie
Lab
John Robertson
DUP
Mr Peter Robinson
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
LD
Dan Rogerson
LD
Paul Rowen
Lab
Chris Ruane
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Martin Salter
Lab
Mr Mohammad Sarwar
Con
Mr Lee Scott
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman
Con
Sir Richard Shepherd
Lab
Jim Sheridan
Clare Short
Lab
Alan Simpson
DUP
David Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
LD
Sir Robert Smith
Con
Lord Soames of Fletching
Lab
Sir Peter Soulsby
Lab
Helen Southworth
Lab
Lord Spellar
Ind
Bob Spink
Lab
Dr Phyllis Starkey
Lab
Ian Stewart
Lab
Dr Howard Stoate
Lab
Dr Gavin Strang
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
Con
Graham Stuart
Beverley and Holderness
LD
Lord Stunell
LD
Jo Swinson
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Lab
David Taylor
Ind
Dr Richard Taylor
Con
Mr Ian Taylor
Lab
Ms Dari Taylor
LD
Sarah Teather
Lab
Emily Thornberry
Islington South and Finsbury
LD
Viscount Thurso
Lab
Mr Mark Todd
Lab
Lord Touhig
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
Con
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Lab
Keith Vaz
Con
Sir Peter Viggers
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Mr Ben Wallace
Lab
Joan Walley
Lab
Lynda Waltho
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
LD
Steve Webb
SNP
Mike Weir
LD
Mr Mark Williams
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Stephen Williams
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
LD
Jenny Willott
DUP
Sammy Wilson
East Antrim
SNP
Pete Wishart
Perth and Kinross-shire
Lab
Mike Wood
Con
Sir Jeremy Wright
Kenilworth and Southam
Lab
Derek Wyatt
Con
Mr Tim Yeo
LD
Richard Younger-Ross
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