STOLEN ARTEFACTS

Early day motion 374, tabled 13 December 2004 by Derek Wyatt (Labour). Signed by 31 members.

That this House congratulates both the Italian Government on its decision to return the Ethiopian Obelisk to Axum and Glasgow City Council's Cultural Committee on its decision to repatriate Maori artefacts; notes that a special panel at Edinburgh University will shortly decide on whether to return stolen Ethiopian manuscripts in its possession; and calls on the British Museum to return the stolen Ethiopian Tabots, also in its possession which are deeply sacred to Ethiopian Christians.

Signatures by party: Labour 22, Liberal Democrat 7, Labour/Co-operative 1, Plaid Cymru 1.