PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Recognition of Armenian massacres as genocide (11 May 2021)
Motion Details
That this House welcomes US President Biden's formal recognition of the extermination of over one million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in 1915 as genocide; and calls on the Government to issue a similar recognition.
Sponsored by:
Lord Spellar (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
10
33%
Liberal Democrat
5
17%
Scottish National Party
4
13%
Plaid Cymru
3
10%
Conservative
2
7%
Democratic Unionist Party
2
7%
Independent
2
7%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
3%
Alliance
1
3%
Sponsor List (30 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Rushanara Ali
Bethnal Green and Stepney
Lab
Paula Barker
Liverpool Wavertree
Ind
Apsana Begum
Poplar and Limehouse
SNP
Alan Brown
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
SDLP
Colum Eastwood
Foyle
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
APNI
Stephen Farry
SNP
Marion Fellows
Lab
Mary Kelly Foy
City of Durham
LD
Wera Hobhouse
Bath
Lab
Dr Rupa Huq
Ealing Central and Acton
LD
Christine Jardine
Edinburgh West
PC
Ben Lake
Ceredigion Preseli
Lab
Clive Lewis
Norwich South
Lab
Ian Mearns
Lab
Navendu Mishra
Stockport
SNP
Carol Monaghan
LD
Layla Moran
Oxford West and Abingdon
LD
Sarah Olney
Richmond Park
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Lord Spellar (Sponsor)
SNP
Chris Stephens
Lab
Sir Stephen Timms
East Ham
Lab
Mick Whitley
PC
Hywel Williams
DUP
Sammy Wilson
East Antrim
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