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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ian Taylor (Conservative), on Tuesday, 24 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 248 members in total.


UK RELATIONS WITH CUBA

That this House welcomes the fresh approach to international relations with Cuba including recent legislation in the US to lift family visiting restrictions on Cuban-Americans; notes the recent formal visits to Cuba by the Irish and Spanish Foreign Ministers and Presidents of Chile and Argentina; further notes the recent visit by the Shadow Foreign Secretary to Cuba; welcomes the fact that the UK enjoys excellent relations with Cuba in the fields of sport, biotechnology and the arts; and calls on the Government to send a high level Ministerial delegation to Cuba, led by the Foreign Secretary, to build on UK-Cuba relations and UK interests in the region.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1171 
Session
2008-09
Other sponsors
Robert Key
Elfyn Llwyd
Paul Robert Holmes
Colin Burgon
Peter Viggers
Subjects
Latin America
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk