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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Andy Slaughter (Labour), on Thursday, 17 May 2018, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 14 members in total.


BASQUE PEACE PROCESS

That this House welcomes the International Event to Advance in the Resolution of the Conflict in the Basque Country which took place on 4 May 2018 in Kanbo, Cambo-les-Bains and the resulting Arnaga Declaration; agrees that the dissolution of ETA is a positive step towards a lasting and just peace in the Basque Country, Spain, France and Western Europe as a whole; commends the efforts of the many people, organisations and institutions who have worked over the years to achieve peace in the Basque Country; calls for outstanding issues to be addressed in a positive and comprehensive manner; commits to follow events in the Basque Country and to work so that peace takes firm root and the events of the past never happen again; and requests that the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs takes an interest in and contributes to such efforts.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1281 
Session
2017-19
Other sponsors
Peter Bottomley
Jim Cunningham
Jonathan Edwards
Jim Shannon
Chris Stephens
Subjects
Politics and government Terrorism Western Europe
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk