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Reverend Libby Lane, First Woman Bishop

EDM number 638 in 2014-15, proposed by Graham Brady on 17/12/2014.
Categorised under the topic of Religion and faith communities.

That this House congratulates the Reverend Libby Lane, currently Vicar of St Peter's Hale and St Elizabeth's Ashley, on her appointment as Bishop of Stockport; and believes that her outstanding record of service to the community since her ordination in 1994 will stand her in good stead as the first woman bishop in the Church of England.

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

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Graham Brady17/12/2014Altrincham and Sale WestConservativeProposed
Kate Green17/12/2014Stretford and UrmstonLabourSeconded
Maria Miller17/12/2014BasingstokeConservativeSeconded
Tony Baldry17/12/2014BanburyConservativeSeconded
Frank Field17/12/2014BirkenheadLabourSeconded
Mark Hunter17/12/2014CheadleLiberal DemocratSeconded
Anne McIntosh17/12/2014Thirsk and MaltonConservativeSigned
Andrew Stunell17/12/2014Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley17/12/2014Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Mary Glindon18/12/2014North TynesideLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn18/12/2014Islington NorthLabourSigned
Glenda Jackson18/12/2014Hampstead and KilburnLabourSigned
Paul Flynn05/01/2015Newport WestLabourSigned
Nick Harvey05/01/2015North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Blackman05/01/2015Harrow EastConservativeSigned
Andrew George05/01/2015St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
David Ward06/01/2015Bradford EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Meale06/01/2015MansfieldLabourSigned
John McDonnell06/01/2015Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Jim Shannon06/01/2015StrangfordDUPSigned
Martin Caton06/01/2015GowerLabourSigned
Virendra Sharma06/01/2015Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden08/01/2015Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
John Leech08/01/2015Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned

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