Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat), on Monday, 17 March 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 110 members in total.

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BEHAVIOUR OF CHINESE FORCES IN TIBET

That this House condemns the brutal policing by the Chinese authorities in quelling spontaneous demonstrations by local Tibetans, monks, nuns and lay people in Lhasa and elsewhere in Tibet which has endured 49 years of subjugation by China; notes with deep sadness that this heavy-handed response has resulted in the slaughter of at least 100 Tibetans; calls on the Government to strongly denounce the Chinese government's overreaction in sending in troops and tanks to Lhasa, to support the Dalai Lama's calls for an independent UN delegation to visit Tibet urgently to report on conditions and verify the number of injured, deaths and arrests and to call on the Chinese authorities to start genuine negotiations without preconditions with envoys of the Dalai Lama for a settlement of the Tibet issue; and further reiterates its call for the Prime Minister to meet the Dalai Lama when he is in London in May.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

BEHAVIOUR OF CHINESE FORCES IN TIBET (1201A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Emily Thornberry (primary, Labour) and tabled on Wednesday, 19 March 2008. It has been signed by 18 members in total.

leave out from `and' to end and add `welcomes the Prime Minister's announcement that he will meet the Dalai Lama when he is in London in May.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1201 

1201A1 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

Harry Cohen

Peter Bottomley

Bob Spink

Lord Goodman of Wycombe

Graham Stringer

Subjects

Human rights Asia Military operations

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk