Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Roy Beggs (Ulster Unionist Party), on Monday, 26 July 1999, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 59 members in total.
STATUE OF A BRITISH SEAFARER AT TRAFALGAR SQUARE
That this House, in recognition of the service and sacrifice of British seafarers in defence of the United Kingdom and the contribution to national prosperity made in peace time by merchant seamen, urges Her Majesty's Government to harness the enthusiasm and talents of the Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Sterling of Plaistow, Executive Chairman of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company to achieve the provision of a fitting statue of a British seafarers on the empty plinth in Trafalgar Square.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 884
- Session
- 1998-99
- Subjects
- Merchant shipping Public statues Monuments Trafalgar Square
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