Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru), on Thursday, 28 March 2019, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 16 members in total.

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CATALAN UK OFFICES YELLOW RIBBON

That this House notes with puzzlement the decision of the Spanish Electoral Board, the body charged with the conduct of the forthcoming Spanish General Election, in ordering the removal of a yellow ribbon sign from the balcony of the Catalan Delegation to the UK's offices in Central London, the yellow ribbon being the symbol of solidarity with Catalan political prisoners; wonders how such a display could possibly influence Spanish voters in Spain; is further concerned that two members of the Electoral Board are also Supreme Court judges who are hearing the trial of 12 Catalan leaders on charges of rebellion and sedition in relation to the October 2017 independence referendum; and notes that while both judges abstained on the vote to ban the symbol they were in attendance at the meeting and returned to the resumed trial where a number of the accused are candidates in that election.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2245 

Session

2017-19

Other sponsors

Paul Farrelly

Ronnie Cowan

Alison Thewliss

Ben Lake

Lloyd Russell-Moyle

Subjects

Administration of justice Devolution Politics and government Western Europe

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk