Iraqi Football Team
EDM number 306 in 1997-98, proposed by Tim Loughton on 25/07/1997.
That this House expresses its concern at an article which appeared in the Sunday Times on 20th July in which it was reported that, after a recent 2-1 loss to Kazakhstan, the Iraqi football team, on the orders of Saddam Hussein's son Uday, were taken to Radwaniyah military base, where they were caned on the soles of their feet, beaten on their backs and threatened with indefinite imprisonment; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to put pressure on FIFA, the world governing body of football, to ensure that Iraq is immediately expelled from international competition until these human rights abuses are brought to an end and those responsible punished.
This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Loughton | 25/07/1997 | East Worthing & Shoreham | Conservative | Proposed |
| Gerald Howarth | 25/07/1997 | Aldershot | Conservative | Signed |
| Nigel Evans | 25/07/1997 | Ribble Valley | Conservative | Signed |
| Michael Fabricant | 25/07/1997 | Lichfield | Conservative | Signed |
| Desmond Swayne | 25/07/1997 | New Forest West | Conservative | Signed |
| Robert Walter | 25/07/1997 | North Dorset | Conservative | Signed |
| Shaun Woodward | 25/07/1997 | Witney | Conservative | Signed |
| Julian Lewis | 28/07/1997 | New Forest East | Conservative | Signed |
| Lynne Jones | 29/07/1997 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
| Graham Brady | 29/07/1997 | Altrincham & Sale West | Conservative | Signed |
| Howard Flight | 29/07/1997 | Arundel & South Downs | Conservative | Signed |
| Philip Hammond | 29/07/1997 | Runnymede & Weybridge | Conservative | Signed |
| Maria Fyfe | 30/07/1997 | Glasgow, Maryhill | Labour | Signed |
| Nick Harvey | 31/07/1997 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 04/11/1997 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Signed |
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