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World Conference Against Racism

EDM number 83 in 2008-09, proposed by Andrew Dismore on 03/12/2008.
Categorised under the topics of International politics and government and Racial discrimination.

That this House notes that the 2001 World Conference Against Racism held in Durban produced unprecedented levels of anti-semitism and anti-Zionism under the banner of the United Nations; notes that a follow-up Review Conference will be held in April 2009; recalls that the Government has publicly pledged to withdraw from the Review process if there is a repetition of the anti-semitism experienced at the 2001 Conference; further notes that Israel and Canada have already withdrawn their participation from the conference; expresses concern that the draft working document produced at the October 2008 Preparatory Committee Meeting of the Durban Review Process contains unacceptable text accusing Israel of committing genocide and apartheid while no other country is singled out for mention, language that downplays the importance of tackling anti-semitism and passages that seek to curtail freedom of expression in order to protect religion from criticism; commends continuing efforts by UK diplomats to negotiate a fair and legitimate Declaration for the conference; and calls on the Government to withdraw from the Durban Review Process if the final Declaration is not acceptable.

This motion has been signed by a total of 45 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Andrew Dismore03/12/2008HendonLabourProposed
Peter Bottomley03/12/2008Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Hywel Francis04/12/2008AberavonLabourSeconded
Lee Scott08/12/2008Ilford NorthConservativeSeconded
Bob Spink08/12/2008Castle PointIndependentSeconded
Evan Harris08/12/2008Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Elfyn Llwyd08/12/2008Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
John McDonnell08/12/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Alan Meale08/12/2008MansfieldLabourSigned
Paul Flynn08/12/2008Newport WestLabourSigned
Mike Hancock08/12/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Devine09/12/2008LivingstonLabourSigned
Hywel Williams09/12/2008CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
William McCrea10/12/2008South AntrimDUPSigned
Martin Caton10/12/2008GowerLabourSigned
Janet Dean10/12/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins11/12/2008TamworthLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard11/12/2008WalthamstowLabourSigned
John Hemming11/12/2008Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis15/12/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Bill Etherington16/12/2008Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Simon Hughes18/12/2008North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris McCafferty12/01/2009Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Greg Hands12/01/2009Hammersmith and FulhamConservativeSigned
Richard Younger-Ross12/01/2009TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Louise Ellman12/01/2009Liverpool, RiversideLabourSigned
Paddy Tipping12/01/2009SherwoodLabourSigned
Joan Humble13/01/2009Blackpool North and FleetwoodLabourSigned
John Whittingdale13/01/2009Maldon and East ChelmsfordConservativeSigned
Greg Pope14/01/2009HyndburnLabourSigned
Eric Joyce14/01/2009FalkirkLabourSigned
William Cash15/01/2009StoneConservativeSigned
Edward Leigh20/01/2009GainsboroughConservativeSigned
Dari Taylor20/01/2009Stockton SouthLabourSigned
Philip Davies21/01/2009ShipleyConservativeSigned
John Greenway22/01/2009RyedaleConservativeSigned
Brooks Newmark22/01/2009BraintreeConservativeSigned
Adam Price26/01/2009Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Brian Binley27/01/2009Northampton SouthConservativeSigned
Jo Swinson27/01/2009East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Sandra Gidley29/01/2009RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Gove29/01/2009Surrey HeathConservativeSigned
Jeremy Browne05/02/2009TauntonLiberal DemocratSigned
Andy Reed05/03/2009LoughboroughLabourSigned
Michael Jabez FosterUnknownWithdrawn

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