Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Martin Linton (Labour), on Wednesday, 6 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 101 members in total.

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RELEASE OF SHAKER AAMER, LAST BRITISH RESIDENT IN GUANT??NAMO

That this House welcomes President Obama's commitment to close Guant??namo and his appeal to European countries to take in released detainees; supports the representations by the Government for the release and return of Shaker Aamer, the last British resident held in Guant??namo; notes that Mr Aamer has been detained for nearly eight years without trial or charge; further notes that he was a UK resident before his detention and that his wife and children have always lived in this country; and urges the Government to make renewed representations to the US to secure his release and return to this country.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

547 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

John Austin

Peter Bottomley

Jeremy Corbyn

Ed Davey

Andrew George

Subjects

Human rights North America

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk