Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Greg Hands (Conservative), on Monday, 7 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 78 members in total.

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MEMORIAL TO THOSE INVOLVED IN THE BBC WORLD SERVICE EASTERN EUROPEAN SECTIONS

That this House notes the BBC's proposal to end World Service broadcasts in various Central and Eastern European languages, including Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Croatian and Slovene; further notes that these radio stations have been in operation since September 1939, and acted for 50 years during the Second World War and the Cold War as a beacon of hope, liberty and democracy to the nations of Central and Eastern Europe under totalitarian control; and urges the BBC to consult relevant organisations with a view to building an appropriate physical memorial to those who worked on these broadcasts, perhaps including a statue of Georgi Markov, who was assassinated in London on 11th September 1978, by the Bulgarian secret police due to his broadcasts on the World Service.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

956 

Session

2005-06

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Alan Meale

Mike Hancock

Mike Penning

Bob Russell

Subjects

Closures Monuments BBC World Service Eastern Europe Central Europe Markov, Georgi

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk