TIBET

Early day motion 94, tabled 9 June 1997 by Chris Mullin (Labour). Signed by 86 members.

That this House condemns the continued occupation of Tibet and the persistent and continuing human rights abuses perpetrated against the Tibetan people by the Chinese authorities; and calls on the Government of the People's Republic of China to enter into negotiations with the Tibetan Government-in-exile without pre-conditions to respect and preserve the cultural identity of the Tibetan people, to permit Tibetans to freely practice and express their religious beliefs, to immediately end the use of torture, beatings and arbitrary detentions and to release the eight year old boy, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, recognised by the Dalai Lama as the 11th Panchen Lama, Tibet's second highest spiritual leader.

Signatures by party: Labour 48, Liberal Democrat 21, Conservative 8, Labour/Co-operative 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Scottish National Party 2, UUP 1.