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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
WESTERN SAHARA INITIATIVE (14 May 2007)

Motion Details

That this House notes and supports United Nations Resolution 1754 adopted by the Security Council on 30th April 2007; welcomes the initiative by the Kingdom of Morocco to grant substantial autonomy to the Western Sahara offering an opportunity to peacefully resolve separatists claims by guaranteeing to all Sahrawis inside and outside the territory a leading role in the bodies and institutions of the region whilst recognising Morocco's sovereign integrity; and urges the Government to encourage all parties to respond to UN endeavours to establish an enduring solution to this geopolitical dispute of three decades duration.

Sponsored by:
Derek Conway ()

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
69
57%
 
 
Labour
27
22%
 
 
Independent
13
11%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
6
5%
 
 
Speaker
2
2%
 
 
Reform UK
1
1%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
 
 
Crossbench
1
1%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (122 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir David Amess
Lab
Janet Anderson
Con
Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
Con
Mr Peter Atkinson
Lab
John Austin
Con
Mr Richard Bacon
Lab
John Battle
Lab
Lord Beamish
Con
Lord Bellingham
Lab
Mr Joe Benton
XB
Lord Benyon
Spk
John Bercow
Con
Lord Blencathra
Ind
Crispin Blunt
Ind
Mr Peter Bone
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mr David Clelland
Derek Conway (Sponsor)
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Con
Mr David Curry
Con
David Davis
Goole and Pocklington
Con
Lord Deben
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Con
Mr Stephen Dorrell
Con
Sir James Duddridge
Con
Sir Alan Duncan
Con
Philip Dunne
Ind
Dame Louise Ellman
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Sir David Evennett
Con
Michael Fabricant
Lab
Mark Fisher
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Michael Jabez Foster
Con
Christopher Fraser
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
James Gray
Con
Damian Green
Ind
Mr Dominic Grieve
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Con
Mr Mark Harper
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
LD
John Hemming
Con
Charles Hendry
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Lady Hermon
Con
Adam Holloway
Con
Lord Horam
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Lab
Glenda Jackson
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Lab
Lynne Jones
Con
Mr David Jones
Con
Daniel Kawczynski
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Sir Greg Knight
LD
Baroness Kramer
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
Lab
Mr Bob Laxton
Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Ind
Sir Oliver Letwin
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Sir David Lidington
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Lab
Mr Khalid Mahmood
Con
Mr Humfrey Malins
Lab
Rob Marris
Con
Mr Michael Mates
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Ind
Anne Milton
Con
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sutton Coldfield
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
David Mundell
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Sir Robert Neill
Con
Sir Richard Ottaway
Con
Sir James Paice
Ind
Mr Andrew Pelling
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Con
John Penrose
Con
Lord Pickles
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
Con
Mr Mark Prisk
Con
Mark Pritchard
The Wrekin
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Con
Mr David Ruffley
Lab
Mr Mohammad Sarwar
Con
Andrew Selous
Con
Grant Shapps
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
LD
Lord Stunell
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Mr Ian Taylor
Con
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Con
Shailesh Vara
Con
Sir Peter Viggers
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
LD
Roger Williams
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Lab
Derek Wyatt

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