Loss Of Life On The S.s. Mendi (EDM432)

Loss Of Life On The S.s. Mendi

EDM number 432 in 2000-01, proposed by Desmond Turner on 13/03/2001.

That this House notes with deep regret the death of 670 volunteer members of a South African Native Labour Corps when the SS Mendi was sunk after a collision in the English Channel on 21st February 1917, with another British ship which did not stay to pick up survivors; regrets that the Government at the time gave no official notification or indication of regret to the relatives; and urges the Government to make a statement acknowledging the tragedy and assist with the erection of memorials in South Africa and Britain, so that surviving relatives and descendants of those who died receive recognition for these Black South Africans who gave their lives for Britain.

This motion has been signed by a total of 93 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Desmond Turner	13/03/2001	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Proposed
David Lepper	13/03/2001	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Bill Michie	14/03/2001	Sheffield, Heeley	Labour	Signed
Michael Clapham	14/03/2001	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Norman Godman	14/03/2001	Greenock & Inverclyde	Labour	Signed
Norman Baker	14/03/2001	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Peter Bottomley	14/03/2001	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Derek Wyatt	14/03/2001	Sittingbourne & Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	15/03/2001	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Harry Barnes	15/03/2001	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	15/03/2001	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Ian Davidson	15/03/2001	Glasgow, Pollok	Labour Co-operative	Signed
John McWilliam	15/03/2001	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Syd Rapson	15/03/2001	Portsmouth North	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	16/03/2001	Gower	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	16/03/2001	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Win Griffiths	19/03/2001	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
Andrew Stunell	19/03/2001	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Frank Cook	19/03/2001	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Kevin McNamara	19/03/2001	Kingston upon Hull North	Labour	Signed
Paul Keetch	19/03/2001	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann Cryer	20/03/2001	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Gareth Thomas	20/03/2001	Clwyd West	Labour	Signed
Gerry Steinberg	20/03/2001	Durham, City of	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	20/03/2001	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Maria Fyfe	20/03/2001	Glasgow, Maryhill	Labour	Signed
Bill Olner	20/03/2001	Nuneaton	Labour	Signed
Andrew Miller	20/03/2001	Ellesmere Port & Neston	Labour	Signed
Tim Loughton	20/03/2001	East Worthing & Shoreham	Conservative	Signed
Piara S Khabra	20/03/2001	Ealing, Southall	Labour	Signed
Dennis Skinner	20/03/2001	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	21/03/2001	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Terry Davis	21/03/2001	Birmingham, Hodge Hill	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	21/03/2001	Burton	Labour	Signed
Jim Dobbin	21/03/2001	Heywood & Middleton	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Paul Flynn	21/03/2001	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Donald Anderson	21/03/2001	Swansea East	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	21/03/2001	Conwy	Labour	Signed
David Winnick	21/03/2001	Walsall North	Labour	Signed
Christine Butler	21/03/2001	Castle Point	Labour	Signed
Austin Mitchell	21/03/2001	Great Grimsby	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	21/03/2001	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Terry Lewis	21/03/2001	Worsley	Labour	Signed
Joan Humble	21/03/2001	Blackpool North & Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	21/03/2001	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Colin Pickthall	21/03/2001	West Lancashire	Labour	Signed
David Clark	21/03/2001	South Shields	Labour	Signed
Joan Walley	22/03/2001	Stoke-on-Trent North	Labour	Signed
Julia Drown	22/03/2001	South Swindon	Labour	Signed
Martin O'Neill	22/03/2001	Ochil	Labour	Signed
Michael Foster	22/03/2001	Worcester	Labour	Signed
Stephen Hepburn	23/03/2001	Jarrow	Labour	Signed
Barbara Follett	23/03/2001	Stevenage	Labour	Signed
Joe Benton	23/03/2001	Bootle	Labour	Signed
Harold Best	23/03/2001	Leeds North West	Labour	Signed
Paul Stinchcombe	23/03/2001	Wellingborough	Labour	Signed
Phil Woolas	23/03/2001	Oldham East & Saddleworth	Labour	Signed
Tony Banks	26/03/2001	West Ham	Labour	Signed
Neil Turner	26/03/2001	Wigan	Labour	Signed
Llin Golding	26/03/2001	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Labour	Signed
Valerie Davey	26/03/2001	Bristol West	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	26/03/2001	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Ken Livingstone	26/03/2001	Brent East	Independent	Signed
Geraldine Smith	26/03/2001	Morecambe & Lunesdale	Labour	Signed
Phil Sawford	26/03/2001	Kettering	Labour	Signed
Martin Salter	26/03/2001	Reading West	Labour	Signed
Geoffrey Robinson	26/03/2001	Coventry North West	Labour	Signed
Diana Organ	26/03/2001	Forest of Dean	Labour	Signed
Gwyn Prosser	27/03/2001	Dover	Labour	Signed
Jonathan R Shaw	27/03/2001	Chatham & Aylesford	Labour	Signed
Russell Brown	27/03/2001	Dumfries	Labour	Signed
Dale Campbell-Savours	27/03/2001	Workington	Labour	Signed
Eric Clarke	27/03/2001	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Tess Kingham	28/03/2001	Gloucester	Labour	Signed
Michael Connarty	28/03/2001	Falkirk East	Labour	Signed
Mike Gapes	28/03/2001	Ilford South	Labour Co-operative	Signed
David Stewart	28/03/2001	Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber	Labour	Signed
Jim Cunningham	29/03/2001	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	29/03/2001	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	04/04/2001	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Ron Davies	04/04/2001	Caerphilly	Labour	Signed
Calum MacDonald	05/04/2001	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	06/04/2001	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	09/04/2001	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Kerry Pollard	23/04/2001	St Albans	Labour	Signed
Tony Benn	23/04/2001	Chesterfield	Labour	Signed
Stephen Pound	24/04/2001	Ealing North	Labour	Signed
Huw Edwards	24/04/2001	Monmouth	Labour	Signed
Colin Burgon	26/04/2001	Elmet	Labour	Signed
John Austin	02/05/2001	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Julian Lewis	08/05/2001	New Forest East	Conservative	Signed
Doug Naysmith	10/05/2001	Bristol North West	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Ian Taylor	10/05/2001	Esher & Walton	Conservative	Signed

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