Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mark Fisher (Labour), on Tuesday, 20 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 62 members in total.

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HAROLD PINTER AND THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE

That this House congratulates Harold Pinter on being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature; and believes that, in honouring him, the Nobel Prize Committee is also honouring English literature, English drama and the English language as expressed by a master who, in all his work, has remained valiant for truth and who has given voice to ideas and to people who are silenced.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1307 

Session

2005-06

Other sponsors

Frank Dobson

Diane Abbott

Robert Marshall-Andrews

Lord Beith

Alan Simpson

Subjects

Literature Nobel prize Pinter, Harold

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk