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Ministry Of Defence Minute On Gifting Of Military Equipment To Nepal

EDM number 298 in 2005-06, proposed by Clare Short on 09/06/2005.

That this House objects to the proposal in the Ministry of Defence minute of 25th May concerning the gifting of non-lethal military equipment to the Government of Nepal; notes with concern that Ministers state that this decision has been made because there have been recent positive developments when in fact the King's ending of the state of emergency, release of some political prisoners and agreement to UN Human Rights monitoring is widely seen as a tactical ploy as the King manoeuvres to prevent the restoration of democracy and to retain absolute power; further notes that the fundamental rights of the Nepali people remain suspended, the King retains absolute powers, the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Ordinance allowing up to one year incommunicado detention remains in effect, journalists, academics, lawyers and human rights workers are denied freedom of movement, curbs on media freedom are in place and the International Committee of the Red Cross has announced that it has suspended visits to Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) barracks because of the failure of the army to comply with the terms of their agreement; requests the Government to reconsider its proposal to start a process of supply of equipment when this is being interpreted as support for the King who has suspended democracy and the rule of law and for the RNA who are responsible for terrible abuses of human rights; and believes that the Government should consider how the UK can provide support for the call for the restoration of Parliament and an all party government in Nepal.

This motion has been signed by a total of 52 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Clare Short09/06/2005Birmingham, LadywoodLabourProposed
Lynne Jones13/06/2005Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Martin Caton14/06/2005GowerLabourSeconded
Hywel Williams14/06/2005CaernarfonPlaid CymruSeconded
Glenda Jackson15/06/2005Hampstead and HighgateLabourSeconded
Robert Wareing15/06/2005Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSeconded
Andrew Dismore15/06/2005HendonLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard16/06/2005WalthamstowLabourSigned
Sammy Wilson16/06/2005East AntrimDUPSigned
John Battle16/06/2005Leeds WestLabourSigned
Mike Hancock16/06/2005Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer16/06/2005KeighleyLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd16/06/2005Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
David Simpson16/06/2005Upper BannDUPSigned
Adam Price20/06/2005Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Derek Wyatt20/06/2005Sittingbourne and SheppeyLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell20/06/2005Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn20/06/2005Newport WestLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn20/06/2005Islington NorthLabourSigned
Colin Breed20/06/2005South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris Mullin20/06/2005Sunderland SouthLabourSigned
John McDonnell20/06/2005Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Rob Marris20/06/2005Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Tony Lloyd20/06/2005Manchester CentralLabourSigned
Marsha Singh20/06/2005Bradford WestLabourSigned
Helen Goodman21/06/2005Bishop AucklandLabourSigned
David Drew21/06/2005StroudLabourSigned
Mike Wood21/06/2005Batley and SpenLabourSigned
George Galloway21/06/2005Bethnal Green and BowRespectSigned
Menzies Campbell21/06/2005North East FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Godsiff21/06/2005Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabourSigned
Robert Marshall-Andrews22/06/2005MedwayLabourSigned
Phil Willis22/06/2005Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
John Grogan27/06/2005SelbyLabourSigned
Norman Baker27/06/2005LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean28/06/2005BurtonLabourSigned
Lorely Burt28/06/2005SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Meacher29/06/2005Oldham West and RoytonLabourSigned
Linda Riordan29/06/2005HalifaxLabourSigned
John Hemming30/06/2005Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson30/06/2005Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Nick Harvey04/07/2005North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Cousins05/07/2005Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourSigned
Angela Eagle05/07/2005WallaseyLabourSigned
John Barrett05/07/2005Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington14/07/2005Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
John Austin18/07/2005Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Joan Ruddock10/10/2005Lewisham, DeptfordLabourSigned
Robert Walter10/10/2005North DorsetConservativeSigned
Betty Williams10/10/2005ConwyLabourSigned
Roger Berry25/04/2006KingswoodLabourSigned
Jim Devine16/05/2006LivingstonLabourSigned

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