Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alex Sobel (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Wednesday, 16 May 2018, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 14 members in total.

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UAE FORCES ON THE ISLAND OF SOCOTRA

That this House recognises the sovereignty of the Republic of Yemen over the Island of Socotra, Yemen; notes that Socotra is home to tens of thousands of Yemeni civilians and a unique biosphere with a host of Unesco-protected plants and animals and is one of four Yemeni sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Lists; further notes the inhabitants of that island speak an endangered, unwritten language, Soqotri; notes that the associated culture and entire way of life are unique; notes that there is evidence of UAE forces in Soctora and in recent weeks the Yemeni Government submitted a complaint to the UN regarding the presence of UAE forces; calls on the Government to use all the leverage that it has to ensure that the sovereignty of the Republic of Yemen over Socotra is not compromised; and urges the Government to use every diplomatic instrument available to bring that conflict to an end.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1280 

Session

2017-19

Other sponsors

Dennis Skinner

Grahame Morris

Anna McMorrin

Lloyd Russell-Moyle

Mohammad Yasin

Subjects

Armed forces Cultural heritage Politics and government Middle East

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk