Sikh Lobby & Candlelit Vigil - Houses Of Parliament, London

[Nirvair S Khalsa]

*ONE WEEK LEFT UNTIL THE SIKH LOBBY AND CANDLELIT VIGIL*

[Menu Ke Patha]

Dear xxxxxxxxx Singh

Thank you for this email, I hope to be there up to 12.30 but I have another commitment after that. I look forward to meeting you there.

Fiona Mactaggart

shes cumming slough mp!! wohoo

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

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[Nirvair S Khalsa]

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[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

Can Sikhs from different towns/cities indicate how many and which MPs have been contacted regarding the Sikh Lobby and Candlelit Vigil?

9 more MPs have been contacted about the lobby and vigil:

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• Stuart Bell - Middlesbrough (Lab)
  
• Ian Austin - Dudley North (Lab)
  
• John Denham - Southampton, Itchen (Lab)
  
• Stewart Jackson - Peterborough (Con)
  
• Jim Fitzpatrick - Poplar & Canning Town (Lab)
  
• Jim Cousins - Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Lab)
  
• Rosie Winterton - Doncaster Central (Lab)
  
• Ben Bradshaw - Exeter (Lab)
  
• Mark Hendrick - Preston (Lab)
  

[rKr]

George Mudie MP Leeds East has been contacted, as yet no response, but contact has been made by a couple of individuals so we hope to meet him there.

Also, facebook event created for those who want to keep up to date via it...

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=6265672737&ref=mf

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

Can Sikhs from different towns/cities indicate how many and which MPs have been contacted regarding the Sikh Lobby and Candlelit Vigil?

Confirmation has been received that 9 more MPs have been contacted by local constituents. These are as follows:

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• Tony Lloyd MP - Manchester Central (Lab)
  
• John Austin - Erith & Thamesmead (Lab)
  
• Jim McGovern - Dundee West (lab)
  
• Alan Johnson - Kingston upon Hull West & Hessle (Lab)
  
• Michael Wills - North Swindon (Lab)
  
• Barry Sheerman - Huddersfield (Lab)
  
• Sally Keeble - Northampton North (Lab)
  
• Philip Hollobone - Kettering (Con)
  
• Robert Wilson - Reading East (Con)
  
  

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

An up to date list of MPs contacted about the Sikh Lobby and Candlelit Vigil will be posted later today so Sikhs can check if other MPs need to be contacted.

If your MP has responded to say they are busy and not available ring them up on 020 7219 3000 and ask them to send an assistant or researcher.

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

Can Sikhs from different towns/cities indicate how many and which MPs have been contacted regarding the Sikh Lobby and Candlelit Vigil?

The following additional MPs are part of the All Party Parliamentary Group for UK Sikhs and have also been invited to attend the APPG meeting from 11.30am-1.30pm by Rob Marris MP, the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for UK Sikhs:

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• Alex Salmond - Banff & Buchan (SNP)
  
• Dominic Grieve - Beaconsfield (Con)
  
• Elfyn Llwyd - Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (PC)
  
• John Randall - Uxbridge (Con)
  
• Simon Hughes - North Southwark & Bermondsey (LD)
  
• Fabian Hamilton - Leeds North East (Lab)
  
• Andrew George - St Ives (LD)
  
• Evan Harris - Oxford West & Abingdon (LD)
  
• Chris Huhne - Eastleigh (LD)
  
• Ashok Kumar - Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland (Lab)
  
• Peter Luff - Mid Worcestershire (Con)
  
• Nicholas Palmer - Broxtowe (Lab)
  
• Mark Pritchard - Wrekin, The (Con)
  
• Marsha Singh - Bradford West (Lab)
  
• Theresa Villiers - Chipping Barnet (Con)
  
• Alan Whitehead - Southampton, Test (Lab)
  

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

An alphabetical list of all MPs contacted regarding the Sikh Lobby and Candlelit Vigil at the UK Houses of Parliament on Tuesday 30 October is below:

• Adam Holloway - Gravesham (Con)
  
• Adrian Bailey - West Bromwich West (Lab)
  
• Alan Johnson - Kingston upon Hull West & Hessle (Lab)
  
• Alan Keen - Feltham & Heston (Lab)
  
• Alan Milburn - Darlington (Lab)
  
• Alan Simpson - Nottingham South (Lab)
  
• Alan Whitehead - Southampton, Test (Lab)
  
• Alex Salmond - Banff & Buchan (SNP)
  
• Andrew George - St Ives (LD)
  
• Andrew Mitchell – Sutton Coldfield (Con)
  
• Andrew Robathan - Blaby (Con)
  
• Andy Reed - Loughborough (Lab)
  
• Ann Clwyd - Cynon Valley (Lab)
  
• Ann Keen - Brentford & Isleworth (Lab)
  
• Ann McKechin - Glasgow North (Lab)
  
• Ashok Kumar - Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland (Lab)
  
• Barry Sheerman - Huddersfield (Lab)
  
• Ben Bradshaw - Exeter (Lab)
  
• Bob Ainsworth - Coventry North East (Lab)
  
• Bob Laxton - Derby North (Lab)
  
• Brian Binley - Northampton South (Con)
  
• Bruce George - Walsall South (Lab)
  
• Chris Huhne - Eastleigh (LD)
  
• Claire Ward - Watford (Lab)
  
• David Burrowes - Enfield, Southgate (Con)
  
• David Kidney - Stafford (Lab)
  
• David Taylor - North West Leicestershire (Lab)
  
• David Tredinnick - Bosworth (Con)
  
• David Winnick - Walsall North (Lab)
  
• Dawn Primarolo - Bristol South (Lab)
  
• Dominic Grieve - Beaconsfield (Con)
  
• Doug Henderson - Newcastle upon Tyne North (Lab)
  
• Doug Naysmith - Bristol North West (Lab)
  
• Edward Davey - Kingston and Surbiton (LD)
  
• Edward Garnier - Harborough (Con)
  
• Elfyn Llwyd - Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (PC)
  
• Elliot Morley - Scunthorpe (Lab)
  
• Evan Harris - Oxford West & Abingdon (LD)
  
• Fabian Hamilton - Leeds North East (Lab)
  
• Fiona Mactaggart - Slough (Lab)
  
• Frank Dobson - Holborn & St Pancras (Lab)
  
• Geoffrey Robinson - Coventry North West (Lab)
  
• George Mudie - Leeds East (Lab)
  
• Gisela Stuart - Birmingham, Edgbaston (Lab)
  
• Harry Cohen - Leyton & Wanstead (Lab)
  
• Howard Stoate - Dartford (Lab)
  
• Ian Austin - Dudley North (Lab)
  
• Ian Pearson - Dudley South (Lab)
  
• James Plaskitt - Warwick & Leamington (Lab)
  
• Jennifer Willot - Cardiff Central (LD)
  
• Jim Cousins - Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Lab)
  
• Jim Cunningham - Coventry South (Lab)
  
• Jim Fitzpatrick - Poplar & Canning Town (Lab)
  
• Jim McGovern - Dundee West (lab)
  
• John Austin - Erith & Thamesmead (Lab)
  
• John Denham - Southampton, Itchen (Lab)
  
• John Heppell - Nottingham East (Lab)
  
• John McDonnell - Hayes & Harlington (Lab)
  
• John Randall - Uxbridge (Con)
  
• John Spellar - Warley (Lab)
  
• Keith Vaz - Leicester East (Lab)
  
• Kelvin Hopkins - Luton North (Lab)
  
• Ken Purchase - Wolverhampton North East (Lab)
  
• Kerry McCarthy - Bristol East (Lab)
  
• Khalid Mahmood - Birmingham Perry Barr (Lab)
  
• Laura Moffatt - Crawley (Lab)
  
• Lyn Brown - West Ham (Lab)
  
• Malcolm Rifkind - Kensington & Chelsea (Con)
  
• Margaret Beckett - Derby South (Lab)
  
• Margaret Hodge - Barking (Lab)
  
• Mark Fisher - Stoke-on-Trent Central (Lab)
  
• Mark Hendrick - Preston (Lab)
  
• Mark Lancaster - North East Milton Keynes (Con)
  
• Mark Pritchard - Wrekin, The (Con)
  
• Mark Todd - South Derbyshire (Lab)
  
• Marsha Singh - Bradford West (Lab)
  
• Michael Wills - North Swindon (Lab)
  
• Mike Gapes - Ilford South (Lab)
  
• Mohammad Sarwar - Glasgow Central (Lab)
  
• Nicholas Palmer - Broxtowe (Lab)
  
• Nick Raynsford - Greenwich & Woolwich (Lab)
  
• Pat McFadden - Wolverhampton South East (Lab)
  
• Patricia Hewitt - Leicester West (Lab)
  
• Patrick Hall - Bedford (Lab)
  
• Peter Lilley - Hitchin & Harpenden (Con)
  
• Peter Luff - Mid Worcestershire (Con)
  
• Philip Hollobone - Kettering (Con)
  
• Phyllis Starkey - Milton Keynes South West (Lab)
  
• Rob Marris - Wolverhampton South West (Lab)
  
• Robert Wilson - Reading East (Con)
  
• Roger Berry - Kingswood (Lab)
  
• Rosie Winterton - Doncaster Central (Lab)
  
• Sally Keeble - Northampton North (Lab)
  
• Sandra Gidley - Romsey (LD)
  
• Simon Hughes - North Southwark & Bermondsey (LD)
  
• Sir Peter Soulsby - Leicester South (Lab)
  
• Stephen Dorrell - Charnwood (Con)
  
• Stephen Williams - Bristol West (LD)
  
• Steve Webb - Northavon (LD)
  
• Stewart Jackson - Peterborough (Con)
  
• Stuart Bell - Middlesbrough (Lab)
  
• Terry Rooney - Bradford North (Lab)
  
• Theresa May – Maidenhead (Con)
  
• Theresa Villiers - Chipping Barnet (Con)
  
• Tom Watson - West Bromwich East (Lab)
  
• Tony Baldry - Banbury (Con)
  
• Tony Lloyd - Manchester Central (Lab)
  
• Tony Wright - Cannock Chase (Lab)
  
• Vernon Coaker - Gedling (Lab)
  
• Virendra Sharma - Ealing, Southall (Lab)
  

There are 130 MPs listed above. This suggests there is likely to be a very good turnout by Sikhs and MPs on the 30 October. Remember the key times are as follows:

All Party Parliamentary Group for UK Sikhs meeting in Committee Room 18 between 11.30am-1.30pm.

Aim to arrive at the St. Stephen’s entrance of the Houses of Parliament for 11am.

This will be followed by a lobby in Parliament where you can meet your local MP between 1.30-3.30pm.

The day will end with a candlelit vigil opposite the Houses of Parliament from 3.30-7.30pm.

The lobby will focus on:

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• separate monitoring of Sikhs for the Census 2011
  
• Sikh religious right to their articles of faith; and
  
• bringing justice for victims of genocide and torture since1984