Royal Marines And Raf Evacuation Of Eritrea
EDM number 1424 in 1997-98, proposed by Lindsay Hoyle on 11/06/1998.
That this House recognises the skill, competence and courage of the Royal Marines and Royal Air Force on their outstanding ability in evacuating British, Australian, Canadian and South African people from Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, following an Ethiopian air raid on the capital's airport on 7th June in which an RAF C-130 aircraft was sent in to airlift approximately 100 people to safety.
This motion has been signed by a total of 19 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Hoyle | 11/06/1998 | Chorley | Labour | Proposed |
| Syd Rapson | 11/06/1998 | Portsmouth North | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Hepburn | 11/06/1998 | Jarrow | Labour | Signed |
| Lawrence Cunliffe | 11/06/1998 | Leigh | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Michie | 15/06/1998 | Sheffield, Heeley | Labour | Signed |
| Eric Clarke | 16/06/1998 | Midlothian | Labour | Signed |
| Derek Wyatt | 16/06/1998 | Sittingbourne & Sheppey | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 16/06/1998 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Laura Moffatt | 16/06/1998 | Crawley | Labour | Signed |
| Ashok Kumar | 16/06/1998 | Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Keetch | 16/06/1998 | Hereford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Peter Pike | 16/06/1998 | Burnley | Labour | Signed |
| Nick Harvey | 17/06/1998 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Julian Lewis | 17/06/1998 | New Forest East | Conservative | Signed |
| Robert Wareing | 17/06/1998 | Liverpool, West Derby | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 18/06/1998 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 25/06/1998 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Harry Barnes | 29/06/1998 | North East Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Meale | Unknown | Withdrawn |
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