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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Hughes of Woodside (Labour), on Monday, 29 January 1990, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 36 members in total.

Promotion of Tourism in South Africa by Network SouthEast Magazine (No.2)

That this House welcomes the prompt response to the honourable Member for Aberdeen North by Sir Bob Reid, Chairman of British Rail, in a letter dated 22nd January in which he acknowledges he was disturbed at the contents of the Network SouthEast Magazine and has given instructions that such publicising of South African tourism must not be repeated, and expresses his apologies that such material should have appeared in one of British Rail's publications and for the offence it must have caused; further notes that he has advised the Secretary of State for the Transport of British Rail's policy; calls upon the Secretary of State for Transport to commend Sir Bob Reid for his adherence to government policy; and wishes that the Cabinet would show greater sense of purpose in excluding South African tourism as agreed with Commonwealth heads of government.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

Promotion of Tourism in South Africa by Network SouthEast Magazine (No.2) (396A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Ann Winterton (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Wednesday, 31 January 1990. It has been signed by 3 members in total.
Leave out from 'Rail' to end and add 'as one of those increasingly rare occasions upon which British Rail acts efficiently; wishes, however, that Sir Robert had always been so willing to put similar effort into the management of the railway service and had not allowed himself to become involved in the petty posture politics of those who speak from a position of ignorance about South Africa; and welcomes the promotion of tourism in South Africa by the British media including the Network SouthEast Magazine.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
396 
396A1 
Session
1989-90
Subjects
British Rail Magazine press Tourism South Africa Sanctions Apartheid Network SouthEast
Link
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