Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Diane Abbott (Labour), on Monday, 1 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 62 members in total.

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CHAGOS ISLANDS

That this House believes that the interests of the Chagossian people and of Mauritius must be fully protected in the proposed Marine Protected Area; urges the Government to withdraw its case from the European Court of Human Rights and to settle out of court, as already suggested by the Court; and requests the Prime Minister to engage with Mauritius and the Chagossians, before the general election, in order to initiate discussion on an overall settlement of the issues, including timetable for eventual transfer of sovereignty of the Outer Islands to Mauritius and provision for a limited settlement on the Outer Islands.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

960 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Lynne Jones

Colin Breed

Jeremy Corbyn

Bob Russell

Subjects

British overseas territories Politics and government

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk