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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
HEALTH WORKERS IN GAZA (14 July 2019)

Motion Details

That this House condemns the killing of healthcare workers in Gaza and in particular the recent killing of Gaza paramedic Mohammed al-Jedaili, the fifth Palestinian health worker to be killed by Israeli forces in just over a year; notes that according to the World Health Organisation more than 750 health workers in Gaza were also injured between 30 March 2018 and 31 May 2019; and calls on the Government to take diplomatic steps to ensure that medical workers in Gaza can perform their humanitarian functions without risk of attack and to request an investigation which complies with international standards of independence, impartiality, promptness, thoroughness, and transparency into those deaths.

Sponsored by:
Alex Sobel (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
19
61%
 
 
Scottish National Party
4
13%
 
 
Independent
3
10%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
2
6%
 
 
Conservative
1
3%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
1
3%
 
 
Green Party
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (31 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Tonia Antoniazzi
Gower
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
SNP
Alan Brown
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
LD
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Lab
Paul Farrelly
Lab
Yvonne Fovargue
Lab
Ruth George
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
John Grogan
SNP
Drew Hendry
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Mike Hill
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Ruth Jones
Newport West and Islwyn
PC
Ben Lake
Ceredigion Preseli
Green
Caroline Lucas
Lab
Anna McMorrin
Cardiff North
Lab
Ian Mearns
Lab
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
SNP
Tommy Sheppard
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Alex Sobel (Sponsor)
Leeds Central and Headingley
SNP
Chris Stephens
Lab
Catherine West
Hornsey and Friern Barnet

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