Defection Of Saudi Arabian Diplomats
EDM number 1471 in 1993-94, proposed by George Galloway on 06/07/1994.
That this House notes the defection in the United States of America of Saudi Arabian diplomats Muhammad Abdulla al Khilewi, the First Secretary of the Saudi Mission to the United Nations in New York, and Ahmed Zakrany, the Vice Consul General in Houston, Texas; notes their citing of 'grave human rights abuses' in Saudi Arabia as the reason they fled the service of their homeland; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to hold an early debate on the abuse of basic human rights, women's political and religious freedoms in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
This motion has been signed by a total of 22 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Galloway | 06/07/1994 | Glasgow Hillhead | Proposed | |
| John McAllion | 06/07/1994 | Dundee East | Signed | |
| William McKelvey | 06/07/1994 | Kilmarnock & Loudoun | Signed | |
| Jimmy Dunnachie | 06/07/1994 | Glasgow, Pollok | Signed | |
| Irene Adams | 06/07/1994 | Paisley North | Signed | |
| James Wray | 06/07/1994 | Glasgow Provan | Signed | |
| Jim Dowd | 07/07/1994 | Lewisham West | Signed | |
| Derek Enright | 07/07/1994 | Hemsworth | Signed | |
| John Cummings | 07/07/1994 | Easington | Signed | |
| Michael Connarty | 07/07/1994 | Falkirk East | Signed | |
| Bill Michie | 07/07/1994 | Sheffield, Heeley | Signed | |
| Ken Livingstone | 07/07/1994 | Brent East | Signed | |
| Lynne Jones | 07/07/1994 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Signed | |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 08/07/1994 | Islington North | Signed | |
| Harry Barnes | 08/07/1994 | North East Derbyshire | Signed | |
| Colin Pickthall | 12/07/1994 | West Lancashire | Signed | |
| Norman Godman | 12/07/1994 | Greenock and Port Glasgow | Signed | |
| Jeff Rooker | 13/07/1994 | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Signed | |
| Jim Cunningham | 13/07/1994 | Coventry South East | Signed | |
| Max Madden | 18/07/1994 | Bradford West | Signed | |
| John Gunnell | 20/07/1994 | Leeds South and Morley | Signed | |
| John Heppell | 21/07/1994 | Nottingham East | Signed |
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