Malala Day
EDM number 399 in 2013-14, proposed by Mark Williams on 11/07/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Asia, Schools and Sex discrimination.
That this House notes that on 12 July 2013, Malala Yousafzai celebrates her 16th birthday, her first after being shot by Taliban gunmen in response to her continued attendance at school in defiance of their opposition to girls' education; endorses her global campaign to raise awareness of attacks on girls' education; applauds Malala's efforts to further girls' rights to education through the first youth takeover of the United Nations in New York; welcomes the Government's ongoing commitment to educating girls in developing countries; and further welcomes the work of the UN Special Envoy for Global Education and children's charity Plan UK in supporting her in this vital work.
This motion has been signed by a total of 16 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Williams | 11/07/2013 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
| Mark Durkan | 11/07/2013 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Seconded |
| Tony Cunningham | 15/07/2013 | Workington | Labour | Seconded |
| Roger Godsiff | 15/07/2013 | Birmingham, Hall Green | Labour | Seconded |
| Mike Hancock | 15/07/2013 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Andrew George | 16/07/2013 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Julian Lewis | 16/07/2013 | New Forest East | Conservative | Signed |
| Sandra Osborne | 16/07/2013 | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | Labour | Signed |
| Robin Walker | 16/07/2013 | Worcester | Conservative | Signed |
| Elfyn Llwyd | 17/07/2013 | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Paul Flynn | 18/07/2013 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Gapes | 18/07/2013 | Ilford South | Labour | Signed |
| Hugh Bayley | 18/07/2013 | York Central | Labour | Signed |
| Sarah Champion | 02/09/2013 | Rotherham | Labour | Signed |
| Lindsay Roy | 11/09/2013 | Glenrothes | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Stunell | 12/09/2013 | Hazel Grove | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
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