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Christians In Syria

EDM number 962 in 2013-14, proposed by Jim Shannon on 16/01/2014.
Categorised under the topics of Middle East and Religious discrimination.

That this House expresses concern over the continued persecution of Christians in Syria; notes that Christians are often caught between government and rebels; asks the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to bring their plight to the attention of the UN and the Syrian government; and calls for their assistance to reduce and in time stop the attacks on the Christian Church and community in Syria.

This motion has been signed by a total of 24 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jim Shannon16/01/2014StrangfordDUPProposed
Adrian Sanders21/01/2014TorbayLiberal DemocratSeconded
Margaret Ritchie21/01/2014South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
David Simpson22/01/2014Upper BannDUPSeconded
Jim Dobbin22/01/2014Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
William McCrea22/01/2014South AntrimDUPSeconded
Nigel Dodds22/01/2014Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Ian Paisley Jnr22/01/2014North AntrimDUPSigned
Naomi Long22/01/2014Belfast EastAllianceSigned
Ronnie Campbell22/01/2014Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Mike Hancock22/01/2014Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Elfyn Llwyd22/01/2014Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSigned
Graham Stringer22/01/2014Blackley and BroughtonLabourSigned
Fiona Bruce22/01/2014CongletonConservativeSigned
Bob Blackman23/01/2014Harrow EastConservativeSigned
Bob Russell23/01/2014ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon27/01/2014North DownIndependentSigned
Menzies Campbell28/01/2014North East FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Rosindell30/01/2014RomfordConservativeSigned
John Leech30/01/2014Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell10/02/2014Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
David Crausby13/02/2014Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Lindsay Roy13/02/2014GlenrothesLabourSigned
Edward Leigh27/02/2014GainsboroughConservativeSigned

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