Iraqi employees: MPs responses so far
Here’s the responses so far from MPs about the Iraqi interpreters:
Conservatives (1):
Anne Milton
Labour (11):
Celia Barlow
Hugh Bayley
Wayne David
Frank Dobson
Jim Fitzpatrick
Patricia Hewitt
David Lammy
Chris Mole
Andrew Smith
Dr Rudi Vis
Paul Truswell (via Ian Clenshaw)
Lib Dems (3):
John Barrett
Lynn Featherstone
Robert Smith
If you’ve received a reply from your MP, blog it, let me know and I’ll link to you from the list. Anyone not having a blog can send the reply here and I’ll reproduce it if you like.
If you’d like to write to your MP, some tips for doing so are here. Don’t forget the Downing Street petition.
Posted on August 12th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
As a Lib Dem I got an email from Ming Campbell, which has presumably gone out to all on the lib dem mailing list urging them to sign a petition on this subject. I’ll send you a copy of the email if you like.
Cheers, sanbikinoraion - I got the email as well. Thanks though.
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I got this from a reader, who wants her name kept out of it. She’s going to let me know what kind of further answer she gets.
‘Here is my response from Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab, Poplar & Canning Town):
>>
Dear [redacted]
Thank you for your e mail. I will covey your feelings to the Ministry of
Defence and forward you a copy of the response I get back. If I can be
of further assistance do let me know,
Best Wishes,
Jim’
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The MP I still consider ‘mine’ makes if fairly clear where he stands on his MySpace blog (really must finish that template for him), I’ll email the temporary MP when I get the chance.
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Justin - a reply through from Sadiq Khan of Tooting. Have posted at my blog
I’ve also copied the letter he sent to both the FCO and Home Office.
I’d be interested to know who else wrote to him.
Apparently my MP (Ian Pearson) is on holiday, but I’ve been promised a full response to my email on his return. I’ll post it here then, if you like.
My MP, Roger Berry has sent a holding reply while he contacts the home office.