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Detectives who spent three weeks searching for schoolgirl Shannon Matthews have been praised by a West Yorkshire MP in Parliament.Detectives who spent three weeks searching for schoolgirl Shannon Matthews have been praised by a West Yorkshire MP in Parliament.
Days after the force was attacked by a Euro MP over the amount of time it had taken to find the girl, a motion has been put before the House of Commons.Days after the force was attacked by a Euro MP over the amount of time it had taken to find the girl, a motion has been put before the House of Commons.
Batley and Spen Labour MP Mike Wood, in whose constituency she was found, has asked other MPs to back a tribute. Batley and Spen Labour MP Mike Wood, in whose constituency Shannon's family live, has asked MPs to back a tribute.
Michael Donovan, 39, of Batley Carr, has been remanded, charged with kidnap.Michael Donovan, 39, of Batley Carr, has been remanded, charged with kidnap.
Mr Wood's Commons motion pays tribute to the search teams.Mr Wood's Commons motion pays tribute to the search teams.
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The motion says: "That this House welcomes the discovery, apparently safe and well, of nine year-old Shannon Matthews after more than three weeks missing from home in Dewsbury Moor.The motion says: "That this House welcomes the discovery, apparently safe and well, of nine year-old Shannon Matthews after more than three weeks missing from home in Dewsbury Moor.
"It congratulates West Yorkshire Police for the way in which it has handled a complex and sensitive case; and pays tribute to the dedication and hard work of local police officers.""It congratulates West Yorkshire Police for the way in which it has handled a complex and sensitive case; and pays tribute to the dedication and hard work of local police officers."
Earlier in the investigation the Yorkshire MEP Edward McMillan-Scott had said that if police had used a missing child alert like those used in other countries, Shannon would have been found sooner.Earlier in the investigation the Yorkshire MEP Edward McMillan-Scott had said that if police had used a missing child alert like those used in other countries, Shannon would have been found sooner.
The MEP's criticism prompted a reaction from West Yorkshire's Chief Constable Sir Norman Bettison who said he was surprised that the professionalism of the inquiry had been questioned.The MEP's criticism prompted a reaction from West Yorkshire's Chief Constable Sir Norman Bettison who said he was surprised that the professionalism of the inquiry had been questioned.
He said: "It has been phenomenal, it has been unprecedented and from where I am standing it's been professional."He said: "It has been phenomenal, it has been unprecedented and from where I am standing it's been professional."