Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Stephen Doughty (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Wednesday, 18 May 2016, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 37 members in total.

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SOMALILAND RECOGNITION

That this House congratulates the people of Somaliland as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of reclaiming their independence; recognises the strong historical ties between Somaliland and the United Kingdom; welcomes the strong cooperation between the UK Government and Somaliland through existing development aid and help in sustaining democratic institutions in Somaliland, in particular the work of the Department for International Development, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Armed Forces; believes that Somaliland has both earned and deserves a higher level of support and encouragement from the international community; calls on the Government to facilitate an independent review of the recognition of Somaliland as an independent country; and notes the impressive 25 year record of democratic development and governance, acting as a beacon of peace and stability within one of the world's more turbulent regional environments.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

28 

Session

2016-17

Other sponsors

Clive Betts

Stephen Twigg

Fiona Bruce

Jeremy Lefroy

Rushanara Ali

Subjects

Africa Politics and government

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk