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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
YEMEN PEACE TALKS (31 October 2018)

Motion Details

That this House welcomes the call made by US Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Luke Pompeo for a ceasefire in Yemen's civil war and the commitment to peace talks within 30 days; supports the idea of an immediate ceasefire in the conflict; notes that after three years of conflict over 30,000 Yemeni civilians are estimated to have been slaughtered; and calls on the Government to support all efforts to end the conflict and the bombings of civilian area currently being carried out by the Saudi-Emirati led coalition, and to immediately table a new UN Resolution.

Sponsored by:
Keith Vaz (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
7
33%
 
 
Scottish National Party
7
33%
 
 
Independent
3
14%
 
 
Conservative
1
5%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
5%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
5%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
1
5%
 
Sponsor List (21 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Bob Blackman
Harrow East
SNP
Alan Brown
SNP
Douglas Chapman
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Lab
Ruth George
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Helen Hayes
Dulwich and West Norwood
SNP
Drew Hendry
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
SNP
David Linden
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
SNP
Carol Monaghan
LD
Layla Moran
Oxford West and Abingdon
Lab
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
SNP
Chris Stephens
SNP
Alison Thewliss
Lab
Keith Vaz (Sponsor)

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