Falkland Islands Battle Day (EDM172)

Falkland Islands Battle Day

EDM number 172 in 2008-09, proposed by Andrew Rosindell on 08/12/2008.
Categorised under the topic of Falkland Islands.

That this House joins the people of the Falkland Islands in marking Battle Day, commemorating those who lost their lives on 8 December 1914, in what was the second major naval engagement of the First World War, when a small British fleet destroyed the infamous German South Atlantic Squadron; notes that, following the war, 8 December became known at Battle Day and was established in the Falkland Islands as a national holiday, a day to be commemorated with reverence, and an occasion to be enjoyed as a celebration of freedom and liberation; reaffirms the continued support of the people of the United Kingdom in maintaining the Islands as a self-governing British Overseas Territory; and looks forward to seeing the Union flag continuing to fly over the Falkland Islands for evermore.

This motion has been signed by a total of 32 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Andrew Rosindell	08/12/2008	Romford	Conservative	Proposed
John Austin	08/12/2008	Erith and Thamesmead	Labour	Seconded
Gerald Howarth	08/12/2008	Aldershot	Conservative	Seconded
Laurence Robertson	08/12/2008	Tewkesbury	Conservative	Seconded
Jeff Ennis	08/12/2008	Barnsley East and Mexborough	Labour	Seconded
Adam Holloway	08/12/2008	Gravesham	Conservative	Seconded
Tim Loughton	09/12/2008	East Worthing and Shoreham	Conservative	Signed
David Maclean	09/12/2008	Penrith and The Border	Conservative	Signed
Gregory Campbell	09/12/2008	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Andrew Dismore	09/12/2008	Hendon	Labour	Signed
James Gray	09/12/2008	North Wiltshire	Conservative	Signed
Mike Hancock	09/12/2008	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Peter Bottomley	09/12/2008	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
David Wilshire	09/12/2008	Spelthorne	Conservative	Signed
Ann Winterton	10/12/2008	Congleton	Conservative	Signed
Philip Davies	10/12/2008	Shipley	Conservative	Signed
Colin Breed	10/12/2008	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
William McCrea	10/12/2008	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Brian Jenkins	11/12/2008	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Michael Ancram	11/12/2008	Devizes	Conservative	Signed
Angela Watkinson	11/12/2008	Upminster	Conservative	Signed
Michael Penning	11/12/2008	Hemel Hempstead	Conservative	Signed
Betty Williams	15/12/2008	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	16/12/2008	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	16/12/2008	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Nigel Dodds	17/12/2008	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
Sammy Wilson	12/01/2009	East Antrim	DUP	Signed
Paul Rowen	12/01/2009	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Greg Pope	14/01/2009	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Roger Godsiff	15/01/2009	Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath	Labour	Signed
Peter Atkinson	15/01/2009	Hexham	Conservative	Signed
Malcolm Moss	26/01/2009	North East Cambridgeshire	Conservative	Signed

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