Sikh Lobby & Candlelit Vigil - Houses Of Parliament, London

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

Slight change of times for the Sikh Lobby and Candlelit Vigil on Tuesday 30 October 2007 at the Houses of Parliament

The meeting organised by the All Party Parliamentary Group for UK Sikhs taking place in Committee Room 18 will be between 11.30am-1.30pm.

This will be followed by a lobby in the Central Lobby of the Houses of Parliament between 1.30-3.30pm where Sikh delegations can meet with other local MPs.

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

This will be reflected in the revised advert coming out later this week.

Where appropriate please let MPs you have contacted know of the slight changes to the timetable for the day

Note: Please aim to arrive at the St. Stephen’s entrance of the Houses of Parliament for 11am.

Other posts, including the 'Standard letter' and Calendar entry on www.sikhsangat.com have all been updated with the revised times.

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

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

A few more MPs contacted by local constituents are shown below:

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• Tony Baldry - Banbury (Con)
  
• John Spellar - Warley (Lab)
  
• Bob Ainsworth - Coventry North East (Lab)
  
• Geoffrey Robinson MP - Coventry North West (Lab)
  
• Jim Cunningham MP - Coventry South (Lab)
  

If your MP is not available ask them to send one of their assistants/researchers.

Have you seen your MP listed in any of these postings?

If not chase them up and ask them to attend the Sikh Lobby and Candlelit Vigil.

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

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

Confirmation of more MPs that have been contacted are slowly coming through. 5 more to add to the list:

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• Theresa May – Maidenhead (Con)
  
• Andrew Mitchell – Sutton Coldfield (Con)
  
• Jennifer Willot - Cardiff Central (LD)
  
• Laura Moffatt - Crawley (Lab)
  
• Peter Lilley - Hitchin & Harpenden (Con)
  
  

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

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

Have been chasing contacts in the South, where the number of MPs contacted has been relatively low. It has been confirmed that the following MPs have been contacted about the lobby and vigil:

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• Harry Cohen - Leyton & Wanstead (Lab)
  
• David Burrowes - Enfield, Southgate (Con)
  
• Nick Raynsford - Greenwich & Woolwich (Lab)
  
• Frank Dobson - Holborn & St Pancras (Lab)
  
• Howard Stoate - Dartford (Lab)
  
  

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

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

Have been chasing contacts in the South, where the number of MPs contacted has been relatively low. It has been confirmed that the following MPs have been contacted about the lobby and vigil:

• 
  
• Harry Cohen - Leyton & Wanstead (Lab)
  
• David Burrowes - Enfield, Southgate (Con)
  
• Nick Raynsford - Greenwich & Woolwich (Lab)
  
• Frank Dobson - Holborn & St Pancras (Lab)
  
• Howard Stoate - Dartford (Lab)
  
  

Will bring all the MPs that have been confirmed as contacted together in one post so you can check if your MP still needs to be chased. Even if your MP is shown and someone else has written to the MP you may still also wish to email, fax, write or telephone as it keeps up pressure on MPs.

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

All MPs that have been confirmed as contacted to attend the Sikh Lobby and Candlelit Vigil on Tuesday 30 October that have been posted on www.sikhsangat.com.

Check if your MP still needs to be chased.

Even if your MP is shown and someone else has written to the MP you may still also wish to email, fax, write or telephone as it keeps up pressure on MPs. There are just as many MPs still missing from East London, West London, Nottingham, Walsall, Manchester, Leeds, Bradford, Newcastle etc.

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• Adam Holloway - Gravesham (Con)
  
• Andrew Mitchell – Sutton Coldfield (Con)
  
• Andrew Robathan - Blaby (Con)
  
• Andy Reed - Loughborough (Lab)
  
• Ann Clwyd - Cynon Valley (Lab)
  
• Bob Ainsworth - Coventry North East (Lab)
  
• Bob Laxton - Derby North (Lab)
  
• David Burrowes - Enfield, Southgate (Con)
  
• David Taylor - North West Leicestershire (Lab)
  
• David Tredinnick - Bosworth (Con)
  
• Dawn Primarolo - Bristol South (Lab)
  
• Doug Naysmith - Bristol North West (Lab)
  
• Dr Phyllis Starkey - Milton Keynes South West (Lab)
  
• Edward Garnier - Harborough (Con)
  
• Fiona Mactaggart - Slough (Lab)
  
• Frank Dobson - Holborn & St Pancras (Lab)
  
• Geoffrey Robinson MP - Coventry North West (Lab)
  
• Gisela Stuart - Birmingham, Edgbaston (Lab)
  
• Harry Cohen - Leyton & Wanstead (Lab)
  
• Howard Stoate - Dartford (Lab)
  
• Ian Pearson - Dudley South (Lab)
  
• Jennifer Willot - Cardiff Central (LD)
  
• Jim Cunningham MP - Coventry South (Lab)
  
• 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)
  
• Margaret Beckett - Derby South (Lab)
  
• Margaret Hodge - Barking (Lab)
  
• Mark Lancaster - North East Milton Keynes (Con)
  
• Mark Todd - South Derbyshire (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)
  
• Rob Marris - Wolverhampton South West (Lab)
  
• Roger Berry - Kingswood (Lab)
  
• Sandra Gidley - Romsey (LD)
  
• Sir Peter Soulsby - Leicester South (Lab)
  
• Stephen Dorrell - Charnwood (Con)
  
• Stephen Williams - Bristol West (LD)
  
• Steve Webb - Northavon (LD)
  
• Theresa May – Maidenhead (Con)
  
• Tony Baldry - Banbury (Con)
  
• Tony Wright - Cannock Chase (Lab)
  
  

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

All MPs that have been confirmed as contacted to attend the Sikh Lobby and Candlelit Vigil on Tuesday 30 October that have been posted on www.sikhsangat.com.

Check if your MP still needs to be chased.

Even if your MP is shown and someone else has written to the MP you may still also wish to email, fax, write or telephone as it keeps up pressure on MPs. There are just as many MPs still missing from East London, West London, Nottingham, Walsall, Manchester, Leeds, Bradford, Newcastle etc.

• 
  
• Adam Holloway - Gravesham (Con)
  
• Andrew Mitchell – Sutton Coldfield (Con)
  
• Andrew Robathan - Blaby (Con)
  
• Andy Reed - Loughborough (Lab)
  
• Ann Clwyd - Cynon Valley (Lab)
  
• Bob Ainsworth - Coventry North East (Lab)
  
• Bob Laxton - Derby North (Lab)
  
• David Burrowes - Enfield, Southgate (Con)
  
• David Taylor - North West Leicestershire (Lab)
  
• David Tredinnick - Bosworth (Con)
  
• Dawn Primarolo - Bristol South (Lab)
  
• Doug Naysmith - Bristol North West (Lab)
  
• Dr Phyllis Starkey - Milton Keynes South West (Lab)
  
• Edward Garnier - Harborough (Con)
  
• Fiona Mactaggart - Slough (Lab)
  
• Frank Dobson - Holborn & St Pancras (Lab)
  
• Geoffrey Robinson MP - Coventry North West (Lab)
  
• Gisela Stuart - Birmingham, Edgbaston (Lab)
  
• Harry Cohen - Leyton & Wanstead (Lab)
  
• Howard Stoate - Dartford (Lab)
  
• Ian Pearson - Dudley South (Lab)
  
• Jennifer Willot - Cardiff Central (LD)
  
• Jim Cunningham MP - Coventry South (Lab)
  
• 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)
  
• Margaret Beckett - Derby South (Lab)
  
• Margaret Hodge - Barking (Lab)
  
• Mark Lancaster - North East Milton Keynes (Con)
  
• Mark Todd - South Derbyshire (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)
  
• Rob Marris - Wolverhampton South West (Lab)
  
• Roger Berry - Kingswood (Lab)
  
• Sandra Gidley - Romsey (LD)
  
• Sir Peter Soulsby - Leicester South (Lab)
  
• Stephen Dorrell - Charnwood (Con)
  
• Stephen Williams - Bristol West (LD)
  
• Steve Webb - Northavon (LD)
  
• Theresa May – Maidenhead (Con)
  
• Tony Baldry - Banbury (Con)
  
• Tony Wright - Cannock Chase (Lab)
  
  

If you live in:

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• SCOTLAND e.g. Glasgow;
  
• NORTH EAST e.g. Newcastle;
  
• NORTH - e.g. Bradford;
  
• NORTH WEST e.g. Manchester
  

and are unable to attend the Sikh Lobby and Candlelit Vigil you should still contact your MP and ask him/her to attend the meeting in Committee Room 18 between 11.30am and 1.30pm and join us for the Candlelit Vigil between 3.30-7.30pm.

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

JUST OVER A WEEK TO GO.

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR MP IF YOU HAVE NOT YET DONE THIS.

YOU CAN RING 020 7219 3000 AND ASK FOR YOUR MP BY NAME.

EVEN IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE LOBBY YOU MAY STILL REQUEST YOUR MP TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN COMMITTEE ROOM 18 BETWEEN 11.30am AND 1.30pm AND THE CANDLELIT VIGIL FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BETWEEN 3.30-7.30pm.

[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 11 additional MPs have been contacted to try and get them to attend the Sikh Lobby and Candlelit Vigil:

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• Adrian Bailey - West Bromwich West (Lab)
  
• Mike Gapes - Ilford South (Lab)
  
• Alan Keen - Feltham & Heston (Lab)
  
• Ann Keen - Brentford & Isleworth (Lab)
  
• Brian Binley - Northampton South (Con)
  
• John Heppell - Nottingham East (Lab)
  
• John McDonnell - Hayes & Harlington (Lab)
  
• Vernon Coaker - Gedling (Lab)
  
• Alan Simpson - Nottingham South (Lab)
  
• Virendra Sharma - Ealing, Southall (Lab)
  
• Ann McKechin - Glasgow North (Lab)
  

[JagtarSinghKhalsa]

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

The 15 MPs shown below confirmed as contacted for the Sikh Lobby and Candlelit Vigil:

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• Mohammad Sarwar - Glasgow Central (Lab)
  
• Elliot Morley - Scunthorpe (Lab)
  
• David Winnick - Walsall North (Lab)
  
• Mark Fisher - Stoke-on-Trent Central (Lab)
  
• Edward Davey - Kingston and Surbiton (LD)
  
• Doug Henderson - Newcastle upon Tyne North (Lab)
  
• Bruce George - Walsall South (Lab)
  
• Claire Ward - Watford (Lab)
  
• Tom Watson - West Bromwich East (Lab)
  
• Lyn Brown - West Ham (Lab)
  
• Malcolm Rifkind - Kensington & Chelsea (Con)
  
• Alan Milburn - Darlington (Lab)
  
• Terry Rooney - Bradford North (Lab)
  
• David Kidney - Stafford (Lab)
  
• James Plaskitt - Warwick & Leamington (Lab)