PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
51st anniversary of the expulsion of Asians from Uganda (7 November 2023)
Motion Details
That this House notes that it has been 51 years since the expiry of the deadline set by President Idi Amin ordering the expulsion of more than 70,000 Asians from Uganda against a backdrop of rising anti-Indian sentiment, violence and killings in the country; further notes that 28,606 came to the UK in the autumn of 1972, around half of whom were accommodated for up to six months at 16 resettlement centres around England and Wales; commends the welcome they were given by local communities who rallied around to provide the evacuees with warm clothes, books, toys and activities; acknowledges the work involved in organising exhibitions and events in Tywyn, Wickhambrook, Honiton, Brent, Harrow, Leicester, Peterborough and other places to commemorate the 50th anniversary year by multiple organisations; pays tribute to British Ugandan Asians at 50, an initiative of UK registered charity The India Overseas Trust, to its late Chair, Mr Praful R.C. Patel, the only Asian member of the 1972 UK Government Uganda Resettlement Board, and to the late Mr Manubhai M. Madhvani, distinguished philanthropist and respected community leader who played a critical role in the marking of the 25th anniversary; and recognises the contribution of the British Ugandan Asian community to the UK through business, science, politics and the arts.
Sponsored by:
Bob Blackman (Conservative)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
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