RAMADAN AND AFGHANISTAN

Early day motion 354, tabled 5 November 2001 by George Galloway (Labour). Signed by 11 members.

That this House notes the call by the five Muslim parliamentarians, the honourable Members for Glasgow, Govan and Birmingham, Perry Bar and the noble Lords Ahmed and Patel and the noble Baroness Uddin, for a halt to the hostilities against Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan; further notes that the Government previously cited and circulated the views of these five parliamentarians when they were characterised as supporting the Government's actions in Afghanistan; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to heed the views of their own Muslim supporters and others, like General Musharraf who also back this demand.

Signatures by party: Labour 6, Scottish National Party 2, Labour/Co-operative 1, Liberal Democrat 1, Plaid Cymru 1.