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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET (17 November 1997)

Motion Details

That this House congratulates Sony/Columbia Tri Star on the release on Friday 21st November of their new film, Seven Years in Tibet, which chronicles the Chinese invasion of Tibet; and urges Her Majesty's Government to use every opportunity to persuade the Chinese authorities to enter into negotiations without pre-conditions with the Tibetan Government-in-Exile and for the Chinese authorities to cease without delay their systematic human rights abuses, their suppression of religious freedom and their policy of turning the Tibetans into a minority in their own country.

Sponsored by:
Baroness Tonge (Non-affiliated)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
10
33%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
6
20%
 
 
Conservative
4
13%
 
 
Independent
3
10%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
3
10%
 
 
Scottish National Party
2
7%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
3%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (30 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
John Austin
LD
Norman Baker
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Peter Bradley
Con
Michael Colvin
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Sir David Crausby
PC
Cynog Dafis
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
LD
Lord Fearn
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Lynne Jones
PC
Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
Tim Loughton
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
SNP
Mr Alasdair Morgan
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Lab
Mr George Stevenson
SNP
Mr John Swinney
Baroness Tonge (Sponsor)
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton

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