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Recognition Of Women's Contribution To World War 1 And World War 2

EDM number 247 in 2013-14, proposed by Jim McGovern on 13/06/2013.
Categorised under the topic of Cultural heritage.

That this House calls on the Government to investigate how best to recognise the dedication and sacrifice of Britain's civilian women who kept the home fires burning during the two World Wars and in building the peace that followed; and further calls on the Government to include this recognition in the nation's commemoration of the beginning of World War 1 in 2014.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jim McGovern13/06/2013Dundee WestLabourProposed
Alan Meale17/06/2013MansfieldLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn17/06/2013Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Jim Dobbin17/06/2013Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
Mike Hancock17/06/2013Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley17/06/2013Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
William McCrea17/06/2013South AntrimDUPSigned
Ian Lavery18/06/2013WansbeckLabourSigned
David Anderson18/06/2013BlaydonLabourSigned
Paul Flynn18/06/2013Newport WestLabourSigned
Martin Caton18/06/2013GowerLabourSigned
Lady Hermon18/06/2013North DownIndependentSigned
David Simpson18/06/2013Upper BannDUPSigned
Jim Shannon18/06/2013StrangfordDUPSigned
George Howarth18/06/2013KnowsleyLabourSigned
Naomi Long19/06/2013Belfast EastAllianceSigned
Paul Murphy19/06/2013TorfaenLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell19/06/2013Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Hywel Francis19/06/2013AberavonLabourSigned
John McDonnell20/06/2013Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Michael Crockart20/06/2013Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech25/06/2013Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Williams25/06/2013CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Valerie Vaz25/06/2013Walsall SouthLabourSigned
John Hemming01/07/2013Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Lindsay Roy01/07/2013GlenrothesLabourSigned
David Crausby18/07/2013Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell11/09/2013Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned

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