Independent Inquiry Into The Armenian Genocide
EDM number 247 in 2009-10, proposed by Bob Spink on 25/11/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Asia and Human rights.
That this House supports Turkey's application for membership of the EU; but is concerned about the welfare of thousands of Crypto-Armenians in Turkey; notes the substance of Geoffrey Robertson QC's legal opinion on the Armenian Genocide; calls for an independent inquiry into the revelations of that opinion; and urges the Government to acknowledge that the events which befell the Armenians and Assyrians of Turkey of 1915 amounted to genocide.
This motion has been signed by a total of 14 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Spink | 25/11/2009 | Castle Point | Independent | Proposed |
| Andrew George | 26/11/2009 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Martin Caton | 26/11/2009 | Gower | Labour | Seconded |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 30/11/2009 | Islington North | Labour | Seconded |
| John Austin | 01/12/2009 | Erith and Thamesmead | Labour | Seconded |
| Andrew Dismore | 01/12/2009 | Hendon | Labour | Seconded |
| Stephen Pound | 02/12/2009 | Ealing North | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew MacKinlay | 07/12/2009 | Thurrock | Labour | Signed |
| Neil Gerrard | 07/12/2009 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
| Dan Rogerson | 10/12/2009 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 12/01/2010 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Don Foster | 25/01/2010 | Bath | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Richard Burden | 12/03/2010 | Birmingham, Northfield | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Burstow | 29/03/2010 | Sutton and Cheam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
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