Referendum On Democracy In Bahrain (EDM393)

Referendum On Democracy In Bahrain

EDM number 393 in 2000-01, proposed by Ashok Kumar on 05/03/2001.

That this House congratulates the Bahraini people on their overwhelming endorsement of the National Charter of Action in the referendum held on 14th and 15th February; welcomes the proposals contained within the National Charter for the establishment of a bicameral parliament with a lower house elected on the basis of universal suffrage, the creation of an independent judiciary and the establishment of public scrutiny committees to safeguard the state's transparency; welcomes the public debate that has accompanied the referendum; and congratulates the Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, on the steps he has taken since ascending to the throne in March 1999, including his decision to pardon all involved in political violence, the lifting of the State Security Law, the promotion of women and members of minority communities to key government posts and the decision to set up a committee to safeguard human rights.

This motion has been signed by a total of 69 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Ashok Kumar	05/03/2001	Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland	Labour	Proposed
Ernie Ross	06/03/2001	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	06/03/2001	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	06/03/2001	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Alice Mahon	06/03/2001	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Win Griffiths	06/03/2001	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
Harry Barnes	06/03/2001	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Peter Bottomley	06/03/2001	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Derek Wyatt	07/03/2001	Sittingbourne & Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Roy Beggs	07/03/2001	East Antrim	UUP	Signed
Mike Hancock	07/03/2001	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Clapham	07/03/2001	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	07/03/2001	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Bill Michie	07/03/2001	Sheffield, Heeley	Labour	Signed
Eric Clarke	07/03/2001	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	08/03/2001	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	08/03/2001	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Stunell	08/03/2001	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kevin McNamara	09/03/2001	Kingston upon Hull North	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	12/03/2001	Keighley	Labour	Signed
David Wilshire	12/03/2001	Spelthorne	Conservative	Signed
Lawrence Cunliffe	12/03/2001	Leigh	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	12/03/2001	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	13/03/2001	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	13/03/2001	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
John D Taylor	13/03/2001	Strangford	UUP	Signed
Harold Best	13/03/2001	Leeds North West	Labour	Signed
John Austin	13/03/2001	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Donald Gorrie	13/03/2001	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	13/03/2001	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Mike Gapes	13/03/2001	Ilford South	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Nigel Jones	13/03/2001	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Piara S Khabra	13/03/2001	Ealing, Southall	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	13/03/2001	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Patrick Nicholls	13/03/2001	Teignbridge	Conservative	Signed
Robin Corbett	13/03/2001	Birmingham, Erdington	Labour	Signed
Menzies Campbell	14/03/2001	Fife North East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tom Cox	14/03/2001	Tooting	Labour	Signed
Nigel Evans	14/03/2001	Ribble Valley	Conservative	Signed
Crispin Blunt	14/03/2001	Reigate	Conservative	Signed
Alan Simpson	15/03/2001	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	15/03/2001	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Nick Harvey	15/03/2001	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John McWilliam	15/03/2001	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Austin Mitchell	15/03/2001	Great Grimsby	Labour	Signed
Tony Colman	15/03/2001	Putney	Labour	Signed
Maria Fyfe	15/03/2001	Glasgow, Maryhill	Labour	Signed
Ian Stewart	16/03/2001	Eccles	Labour	Signed
Nicholas Soames	16/03/2001	Mid Sussex	Conservative	Signed
John Marek	16/03/2001	Wrexham	Labour	Signed
Phyllis Starkey	19/03/2001	Milton Keynes South West	Labour	Signed
Andrew Love	19/03/2001	Edmonton	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Huw Edwards	19/03/2001	Monmouth	Labour	Signed
Tony Lloyd	20/03/2001	Manchester Central	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	20/03/2001	Gower	Labour	Signed
Norman Godman	20/03/2001	Greenock & Inverclyde	Labour	Signed
John Gunnell	20/03/2001	Morley & Rothwell	Labour	Signed
Bruce George	21/03/2001	Walsall South	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	27/03/2001	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Michael Connarty	28/03/2001	Falkirk East	Labour	Signed
David Amess	29/03/2001	Southend West	Conservative	Signed
Neil Turner	04/04/2001	Wigan	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	23/04/2001	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	23/04/2001	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Russell Brown	25/04/2001	Dumfries	Labour	Signed
Gerald Howarth	26/04/2001	Aldershot	Conservative	Signed
Jim Dobbin	01/05/2001	Heywood & Middleton	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Dan Norris	09/05/2001	Wansdyke	Labour	Signed
Simon Hughes	10/05/2001	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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