PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
FALKLAND ISLANDS LIBERATION DAY (12 June 2007)
Motion Details
That this House notes that 14th June is Falkland Islands Liberation Day; recalls the enormous courage and determination of Her Majesty's armed forces in liberating the Islands; pays tribute to the inspirational leadership of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who, with the support of Parliament, helped restore the Islanders' democratic way of life; remains resolutely dedicated to strengthening the historic ties between the UK and the Falkland Islands; reaffirms the UK's sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and her commitment to defend their right to choose their own future; and acknowledges with deep gratitude the sacrifice of 255 men who gave their lives for this cause.
Sponsored by:
Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Conservative
121
85%
Independent
7
5%
Democratic Unionist Party
5
3%
Non-affiliated
3
2%
Liberal Democrat
3
2%
Speaker
1
1%
Labour
1
1%
Crossbench
1
1%
Not Available
1
1%
Sponsor List (143 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Adam Afriyie
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Mr Peter Atkinson
Lord Austin of Dudley
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
DUP
Lord Bannside
Con
Lord Barker of Battle
Con
Mr John Baron
Con
Lord Bellingham
XB
Lord Benyon
Ind
Crispin Blunt
Ind
Mr Peter Bone
Lord Boswell of Aynho
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Con
Baroness Browning
Con
Sir Simon Burns
Con
Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Sponsor)
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Con
Greg Clark
Con
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
North Cotswolds
Derek Conway
Con
Lord Cormack
Con
Stephen Crabb
Lab
Lord Davies of Stamford
Con
Sir Philip Davies
Con
Lord Deben
Con
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Con
Ms Nadine Dorries
Con
Sir James Duddridge
Con
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Chingford and Woodford Green
Con
Philip Dunne
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Sir Michael Fallon
Con
Mark Field
Con
Sir Liam Fox
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
Con
Christopher Fraser
Ind
Mr David Gauke
Con
Nick Gibb
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
Lord Goodman of Wycombe
Con
Sir Robert Goodwill
Con
Michael Gove
Con
James Gray
Con
Damian Green
Ind
Justine Greening
Ind
Mr Dominic Grieve
Con
Lord Hague of Richmond
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Con
Stephen Hammond
Con
Greg Hands
Con
Mr Mark Harper
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
Con
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
LD
John Hemming
Con
Charles Hendry
Con
Lord Herbert of South Downs
Con
Mr Mark Hoban
Con
Adam Holloway
Con
Lord Horam
Con
Sir Gerald Howarth
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Con
Jeremy Hunt
Godalming and Ash
Con
Mr Nick Hurd
Con
Mr Michael Jack
Con
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Con
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Harwich and North Essex
Con
Mr David Jones
Con
Daniel Kawczynski
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Con
Robert Key
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Sir Greg Knight
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
Con
Lord Lansley
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger
Con
Lord Lilley
Con
The Marquess of Lothian
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Mr Andrew Mackay
Con
Mr Humfrey Malins
Con
Baroness May of Maidenhead
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Con
Lord McLoughlin
Con
Dame Maria Miller
Con
Mr 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
Mr Brooks Newmark
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Con
Mr George Osborne
Con
Sir James Paice
Ind
Mr Andrew Pelling
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Con
John Penrose
Con
Mr Mark Prisk
Con
Mark Pritchard
The Wrekin
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Con
Sir John Redwood
Ind
Sir Malcolm Rifkind
Con
Lord Robathan
Con
Mr Laurence Robertson
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Con
Mr David Ruffley
Con
Mr Lee Scott
Con
Andrew Selous
Con
Grant Shapps
DUP
David Simpson
Con
Mr Keith Simpson
Con
Lord Soames of Fletching
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Con
Mr Anthony Steen
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Sir Robert Syms
Lord Tyrie
Con
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Con
Shailesh Vara
Con
Sir Peter Viggers
Con
Sir Charles Walker
Con
Mr Ben Wallace
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Con
Lord Willetts
Con
Mr Rob Wilson
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Con
Sir Jeremy Wright
Kenilworth and Southam
Con
Mr Tim Yeo
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