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THAILAND'S TREATMENT OF ROHINGYA REFUGEES

EDM number 670 in 2008-09, proposed by Alistair Carmichael on 03/02/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Asia and Asylum.

That this House is appalled that Thailand's navy has left around 1,000 Rohingya refugees adrift in the ocean in boats without engines or food or water; is deeply concerned that hundreds may have died as a result; notes that the Rohingya people face severe persecution in Burma, including denial of citizenship, a ban on marriage without government permission, severe restrictions of movement, religious persecution, extortion, land confiscation and restrictions on access to education; and calls on Thailand to grant UNHCR access to Rohingya refugees in Thailand, to end forced repatriations and to allow Rohingya and other refugees in Thailand to claim asylum and be given sanctuary.

This motion has been signed by a total of 51 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Alistair Carmichael03/02/2009Orkney and ShetlandLiberal DemocratProposed
Stephen Crabb03/02/2009Preseli PembrokeshireConservativeSeconded
Bob Spink03/02/2009Castle PointIndependentSeconded
Robert Smith03/02/2009West Aberdeenshire and KincardineLiberal DemocratSeconded
Bob Russell03/02/2009ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Lindsay Hoyle03/02/2009ChorleyLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley03/02/2009Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Colin Burgon04/02/2009ElmetLabourSigned
John Leech04/02/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis04/02/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Andrew George04/02/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Hywel Francis04/02/2009AberavonLabourSigned
Paul Flynn04/02/2009Newport WestLabourSigned
David Drew04/02/2009StroudLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore04/02/2009HendonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn04/02/2009Islington NorthLabourSigned
Martin Caton04/02/2009GowerLabourSigned
Alan Meale04/02/2009MansfieldLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty04/02/2009Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Lynne Jones04/02/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins04/02/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
David Heyes04/02/2009Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Michael Weir05/02/2009AngusScottish National PartySigned
Edward Davey05/02/2009Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
John Pugh05/02/2009SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Andy Reed05/02/2009LoughboroughLabourSigned
Marsha Singh09/02/2009Bradford WestLabourSigned
Ann Cryer09/02/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Bill Etherington09/02/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard09/02/2009WalthamstowLabourSigned
Mike Hancock09/02/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Rowen09/02/2009RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Harry Cohen10/02/2009Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Katy Clark10/02/2009North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Jim McGovern10/02/2009Dundee WestLabourSigned
Jim Devine10/02/2009LivingstonLabourSigned
Janet Dean11/02/2009BurtonLabourSigned
David Hamilton11/02/2009MidlothianLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd11/02/2009Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Nick Harvey23/02/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Eddie McGrady23/02/2009South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Richard Younger-Ross23/02/2009TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Jenkins24/02/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Greg Mulholland24/02/2009Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson25/02/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
John Austin25/02/2009Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Tim Farron26/02/2009Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell27/02/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Don Foster09/03/2009BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Sarah Teather23/03/2009Brent EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Jabez FosterUnknownWithdrawn

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