Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 6 February 2014, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 49 members in total.

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GUARDIAN CAMPAIGN TO END FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

That this House notes that an estimated 66,000 women in the UK have suffered from female genital mutilation (FGM); further notes that an additional 20,000 British girls are thought to be at risk of being cut every year despite previous Government promises to stop FGM; commends the work of 17 year old student Fahma Mohamed, alongside The Guardian newspaper, to put a stop to this inhumane and unnecessary practice; further notes that Fahma's change.org petition calling on the Department for Education (DfE) to teach about FGM in schools has already collected over 22,310 signatories; welcomes the announcement on 6 February 2014 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development and the Minister of State for the Home Office of a package of measures designed to combat this harmful practice nationally and internationally; calls on the Government, and in particular the DfE to do everything in its power to support the work of Fahma and countless others who are fighting to end the culture of secrecy and fear around the practice; and further calls for swift action on the issue before the 'cutting season' begins once more during the 2014 school summer holidays.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1059 

Session

2013-14

Other sponsors

Jim Dobbin

Glenda Jackson

George Howarth

Greg Mulholland

Julian Huppert

Subjects

Children Crimes of violence Human rights Health education

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk