Mor Gabriel Monastery (EDM792)

Mor Gabriel Monastery

EDM number 792 in 2009-10, proposed by James Clappison on 03/02/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Asia and Religion and faith communities.

That this House whilst recognising that religious freedom is enjoyed by citizens of Turkey nevertheless expresses its concern at the impending threat to the future of Mor Gabriel Monastery as a result of court cases threatening to take away all or most of its lands; notes that Mor Gabriel Monastery was founded in 397AD, is of major importance to the ancient Syrian Orthodox Church and is one of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world; further notes that protection of minority rights under the Treaty of Lausanne is not extended to the Syrian Orthodox Church; and calls on the Government to make representations to Turkey on the future of this vital Christian institution.

This motion has been signed by a total of 20 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
James Clappison	03/02/2010	Hertsmere	Conservative	Proposed
Frank Field	03/02/2010	Birkenhead	Labour	Seconded
Bob Russell	03/02/2010	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Andrew Selous	03/02/2010	South West Bedfordshire	Conservative	Seconded
Humfrey Malins	03/02/2010	Woking	Conservative	Seconded
Gary Streeter	03/02/2010	South West Devon	Conservative	Seconded
John Hayes	03/02/2010	South Holland and The Deepings	Conservative	Signed
Brian Jenkins	04/02/2010	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	04/02/2010	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Peter Bottomley	04/02/2010	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Lynne Jones	08/02/2010	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	08/02/2010	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Cummings	08/02/2010	Easington	Labour	Signed
David Lepper	09/02/2010	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	09/02/2010	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Dai Davies	10/02/2010	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
Alan Simpson	23/02/2010	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Kim Howells	23/02/2010	Pontypridd	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	03/03/2010	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Edward Davey	04/03/2010	Kingston and Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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