PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
SCHOOLGIRLS IN NIGERIA (30 April 2014)
Motion Details
That this House deplores the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls from the Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, north-eastern Nigeria on 14 April 2014; fears for their safety; welcomes the Foreign Secretary's condemnation of the attack on 16 April 2014; calls on the Government to support and encourage the efforts of the Nigerian authorities to locate the schoolgirls and bring about their safe return and to seek the engagement of the UN Women's Agency in support of the schoolgirls; and expresses solidarity and support for the right of every girl to receive an education.
Sponsored by:
Baroness Harman (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
27
56%
Conservative
10
21%
Independent
5
10%
Liberal Democrat
2
4%
Crossbench
1
2%
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
Scottish National Party
1
2%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
2%
Sponsor List (48 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Rushanara Ali
Bethnal Green and Stepney
Lab
Hilary Benn
Leeds South
Con
Bob Blackman
Harrow East
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Lab
Yvette Cooper
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Con
Dame Tracey Crouch
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Alex Cunningham
Lab
Margaret Curran
Lab
Gloria De Piero
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Con
Ms Nadine Dorries
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
LD
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Con
James Gray
Lab
Tom Greatrex
Lab
Baroness Harman (Sponsor)
Lab
Dan Jarvis
Barnsley North
Lab
Mike Kane
Wythenshawe and Sale East
Lab
Mr David Lammy
Tottenham
Lab
Ian Lavery
Blyth and Ashington
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
Lab
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
South Shields
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Alison McGovern
Birkenhead
Lab
Ann McKechin
Con
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Sutton Coldfield
Lab
Yasmin Qureshi
Bolton South and Walkden
Lab
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Nick Smith
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Con
Sir Gary Streeter
XB
Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston
LD
Sarah Teather
Lab
Sir Stephen Timms
East Ham
Lab
Valerie Vaz
Walsall and Bloxwich
PC
Hywel Williams
SNP
Pete Wishart
Perth and Kinross-shire
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