Masai's Ancestral Land
EDM number 528 in 2014-15, proposed by Angus MacNeil on 19/11/2014.
Categorised under the topics of Africa and Ethnic groups.
That this House expresses concern at the attempt to evict the Masai from their traditional lands or require them to relocate to make way, in Tanzania, for a big game hunting reserve for the royal family of Dubai; condemns any attempt to change the Masai land rights against their will, which would amount to a present-day Highland Clearance; notes that the sale of the land would rob the Masai people of their heritage and directly or indirectly affect the livelihoods of 80,000 people; and congratulates the international campaign Stop the Serengeti Sell-off led by Avaaz in meeting its target of securing two million signatures; and calls on both Dubai and Tanzania to respect the wish of the Masai to keep their lands and to oppose expropriation.
This motion has been signed by a total of 18 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Angus MacNeil | 19/11/2014 | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Scottish National Party | Proposed |
Mark Durkan | 20/11/2014 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Seconded |
Alan Meale | 20/11/2014 | Mansfield | Labour | Seconded |
Andrew George | 20/11/2014 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Jeremy Corbyn | 21/11/2014 | Islington North | Labour | Seconded |
Martin Caton | 21/11/2014 | Gower | Labour | Seconded |
John McDonnell | 21/11/2014 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
Mary Glindon | 24/11/2014 | North Tyneside | Labour | Signed |
David Anderson | 25/11/2014 | Blaydon | Labour | Signed |
Lindsay Roy | 25/11/2014 | Glenrothes | Labour | Signed |
Elfyn Llwyd | 25/11/2014 | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
John Leech | 25/11/2014 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Kelvin Hopkins | 25/11/2014 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
Virendra Sharma | 26/11/2014 | Ealing, Southall | Labour | Signed |
Ronnie Campbell | 26/11/2014 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
David Ward | 26/11/2014 | Bradford East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mike Hancock | 26/11/2014 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Hywel Williams | 26/11/2014 | Arfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
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