PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Killing of Christian worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo town, Ondo State, Nigeria (5 June 2022)
Motion Details
That this House condemns the killing of Christian worshippers by terrorist gunmen at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo town, Ondo State, Nigeria on Sunday 5 June 2022; offers condolences and sympathies to the friends and family of the 40 worshippers killed during the attack; urges the Buhari Government to take effective action against the Jihadist ideology destroying lives in Nigeria; and calls on the Government to raise security concerns and threats to freedom of religion or belief with its Nigerian counterparts.
Sponsored by:
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Scottish National Party
7
33%
Labour
4
19%
Independent
3
14%
Conservative
2
10%
Liberal Democrat
2
10%
Democratic Unionist Party
2
10%
Alliance
1
5%
Sponsor List (21 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Bob Blackman
Harrow East
SNP
Steven Bonnar
SNP
Alan Brown
LD
Daisy Cooper
St Albans
Lab
Lord Cryer
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
LD
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
APNI
Stephen Farry
Ind
Margaret Ferrier
SNP
Patrick Grady
DUP
Carla Lockhart
Upper Bann
Lab
Rachael Maskell
York Central
SNP
Brendan O'Hara
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Con
Sir Mike Penning
SNP
Ms Anum Qaisar
DUP
Jim Shannon (Sponsor)
Strangford
Lab
Cat Smith
Lancaster and Wyre
SNP
Chris Stephens
SNP
Alison Thewliss
Lab
Mohammad Yasin
Bedford
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