Plight Of Abandoned Children
EDM number 193 in 1994-95, proposed by Nigel Griffiths on 06/12/1994.
That this House is deeply concerned at the growing global problem of abandoned children; welcomes the petition that Fired Up has handed to the British Prime Minister containing more than 78,000 signatures; notes that the petition calls upon the Prime Minister to do everything he can to keep the plight of street children at the forefront of the international agenda and to communicate the concerns of the British public to the relevant authorities wherever violence and abuse against street children occurs, urging the Prime Minister to show his commitment to the above by asking the Overseas Development Administration to match the monies raised by Fired Up's Streets Apart Weekend to provide direct assistance to long term strategic projects which benefit abandoned children; wholeheartedly supports this petition; and urges the Prime Minister to fulfil the requests embodies in it as a matter of urgency.
This motion has been signed by a total of 53 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
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