Sale Of Auckland Castle And Zurbarn Paintings (EDM1159)

Sale Of Auckland Castle And Zurbarn Paintings

EDM number 1159 in 2010-12, proposed by Helen Goodman on 08/12/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Art works.

That this House notes that the Bishop of Durham has lived in Auckland Castle for nearly 900 years; further notes that the paintings by Francisco de Zurbarn of Jacob and his 12 sons have hung there since they were bought by Bishop Trevor of Durham in 1756 as a sign of his sympathy with the Jewish community when Parliament repealed the Act allowing Jews to become full British citizens; believes that Auckland Castle and the Zurbarn paintings are much-loved and much-visited by the people of Bishop Auckland and Co. Durham; further notes that Auckland Castle parklands and gardens are open to the local community throughout the year; and therefore calls on the Church Commissioners not to sell Auckland Castle or the Zurbarn paintings so that they can continue to be enjoyed by the people of Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham and national and international visitors.

This motion has been signed by a total of 44 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Helen Goodman	08/12/2010	Bishop Auckland	Labour	Proposed
Alan Beith	08/12/2010	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
John Whittingdale	08/12/2010	Maldon	Conservative	Seconded
Pat Glass	08/12/2010	North West Durham	Labour	Seconded
Kevan Jones	08/12/2010	North Durham	Labour	Seconded
Tom Blenkinsop	08/12/2010	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	Labour	Seconded
Julie Elliott	08/12/2010	Sunderland Central	Labour	Signed
Ian Mearns	08/12/2010	Gateshead	Labour	Signed
Alex Cunningham	08/12/2010	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Ian Swales	08/12/2010	Redcar	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jenny Chapman	08/12/2010	Darlington	Labour	Signed
Phil Wilson	08/12/2010	Sedgefield	Labour	Signed
Roberta Blackman-Woods	08/12/2010	City of Durham	Labour	Signed
Peter Bottomley	08/12/2010	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Mary Glindon	08/12/2010	North Tyneside	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	09/12/2010	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Stephen Williams	09/12/2010	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gregory Campbell	09/12/2010	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Alan Meale	09/12/2010	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	09/12/2010	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	09/12/2010	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	16/12/2010	Barnsley Central	Labour	Withdrawn
Stephen Hepburn	18/01/2011	Jarrow	Labour	Signed
Grahame Morris	18/01/2011	Easington	Labour	Signed
Ian Lavery	18/01/2011	Wansbeck	Labour	Signed
Valerie Vaz	18/01/2011	Walsall South	Labour	Signed
Gavin Shuker	18/01/2011	Luton South	Labour	Signed
Bridget Phillipson	18/01/2011	Houghton and Sunderland South	Labour	Signed
Tristram Hunt	18/01/2011	Stoke-on-Trent Central	Labour	Signed
Sharon Hodgson	18/01/2011	Washington and Sunderland West	Labour	Signed
David Anderson	18/01/2011	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Iain Wright	18/01/2011	Hartlepool	Labour	Signed
Keith Vaz	18/01/2011	Leicester East	Labour	Signed
Gordon Marsden	18/01/2011	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
John Mann	18/01/2011	Bassetlaw	Labour	Signed
Margaret Hodge	18/01/2011	Barking	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	08/02/2011	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Tony Cunningham	10/02/2011	Workington	Labour	Signed
Gerald Kaufman	15/02/2011	Manchester, Gorton	Labour	Signed
Nick Brown	15/02/2011	Newcastle upon Tyne East	Labour	Signed
Frank Dobson	15/02/2011	Holborn and St Pancras	Labour	Signed
Louise Ellman	15/02/2011	Liverpool, Riverside	Labour	Signed
Fabian Hamilton	15/02/2011	Leeds North East	Labour	Signed
Catherine McKinnell	15/02/2011	Newcastle upon Tyne North	Labour	Signed

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