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Breton Reunification

EDM number 90 in 2014-15, proposed by Hywel Williams on 12/06/2014.
Categorised under the topic of Western Europe.

That this House notes the French government's proposals for the reorganisation of its current 22 regions thereby creating 14 super regions; further notes that under these proposals the current boundaries of Brittany are unchanged, but that the Breton Department of Loire Atlantique, separated from the rest of Brittany by the Vichy regime in 1941, is to be included in the new super region of Pays-de-la-Loire; further notes that Loire Atlantique included the historic Breton capital of Noaned/Nantes; and further notes that a LH2 poll in April 2014 found that 63 per cent of the residents of Loire Atlantique and 57 per cent of people living in Brittany support reunification; and calls on the French government to respect the wishes of the Breton people and Brittany's unique history, language and culture and to take this opportunity to restore its historic boundaries.

This motion has been signed by a total of 10 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Hywel Williams12/06/2014ArfonPlaid CymruProposed
Jonathan Edwards12/06/2014Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSeconded
John McDonnell16/06/2014Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSeconded
Elfyn Llwyd17/06/2014Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSeconded
Andrew George18/06/2014St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn18/06/2014Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Paul Flynn19/06/2014Newport WestLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell19/06/2014Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Roger Godsiff23/06/2014Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley09/07/2014Worthing WestConservativeSigned

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