PAUL ROBESON COMMEMORATION

Early day motion 603, tabled 10 February 2004 by Hywel Francis (Labour). Signed by 91 members.

That this House congratulates the United States Postal Service on its Black Heritage series, with a new stamp being released every February; warmly welcomes the 27th in the series, Paul Robeson; notes previous stamps have commemorated Thurgood Marshall, Langston Hughes, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass; records that the issuing of this stamp marks the official recognition and inclusion of Paul Robeson in the annals of American history; and records the affection, respect and admiration the British people continue to have for Paul Robeson, a great artist and a great champion of human rights in his own country, Britain and throughout the world.

Signatures by party: Labour 71, Labour/Co-operative 8, Liberal Democrat 6, Plaid Cymru 4, Scottish National Party 1, UUP 1.