ISRAEL AND BIRTH CERTIFICATES FOR THE CHILDREN OF FOREIGNERS

Early day motion 799, tabled 26 November 2013 by George Galloway (Respect). Signed by 11 members.

That this House condemns the plan by the Israeli government not to issue birth certificates for babies born to foreigners; points out that this breaches articles 7 and 8 of the United Nations convention on the rights of the child, relating to every child's rights to a registered name, nationality and the preservation of identity; notes that this is another flagrant and unpunished contravention of a UN convention by Israel; and urges the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to urge his opposite number to drop this proposal and preserve the enshrined rights of children, whomever they are born to, within Israel.

Signatures by party: Labour 7, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent 1, Respect 1.