Breastfeeding In The Palace Of Westminster
EDM number 520 in 2001-02, proposed by Angela Watkinson on 04/12/2001.
That this House supports measures for encouraging breastfeeding, recognises the benefits to the health of nursing mothers and their babies; believes that improved facilities should be available in the Palace of Westminster to enable breastfeeding to take place in comfort and privacy; deplores, however plans to allow breastfeeding in the Chamber and committee rooms of the House of Commons, which are not suitable environment for nursing babies; and opposes such plans as totally unnecessary given the close proximity of alternative facilities.
This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Watkinson | 04/12/2001 | Upminster | Conservative | Proposed |
| Eleanor Laing | 04/12/2001 | Epping Forest | Conservative | Signed |
| Jacqui Lait | 04/12/2001 | Beckenham | Conservative | Signed |
| Cheryl Gillan | 04/12/2001 | Chesham & Amersham | Conservative | Signed |
| Ann Widdecombe | 04/12/2001 | Maidstone & The Weald | Conservative | Signed |
| Ann Winterton | 04/12/2001 | Congleton | Conservative | Signed |
| Julie Kirkbride | 05/12/2001 | Bromsgrove | Conservative | Signed |
| Gerry Steinberg | 05/12/2001 | Durham, City of | Labour | Signed |
| Vincent Cable | 06/12/2001 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Bob Russell | 11/12/2001 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Kate Hoey | 11/12/2001 | Vauxhall | Labour | Signed |
| Calum MacDonald | 08/01/2002 | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew George | Unknown | Withdrawn | ||
| Wayne David | Unknown | Withdrawn | ||
| Bill Etherington | Unknown | Withdrawn |
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