INTERNATIONAL CORRUPTION COURT

Early day motion 904, tabled 10 March 2005 by John McDonnell (Labour). Signed by 35 members.

That this House agrees with the statement by the Commission for Africa in its recent report that both developed nations and African governments must work to root out the corruption which is costing Africa at least $150 billion annually but recognises that much corruption has an international aspect and that the peoples of many individual African states can often be powerless to hold their corrupt leaders to account; and therefore calls for the development of an international corruption court to bring to justice all those involved in corruption, modelling this institution on the International Criminal Court.

Signatures by party: Labour 20, Liberal Democrat 11, Labour/Co-operative 2, Conservative 1, DUP 1.