DEMOCRACY IN BURMA

Early day motion 51, tabled 17 May 2005 by John Bercow (Conservative). Signed by 215 members.

That this House expresses deep concern over the appalling human rights situation in Burma; calls for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and over 1,300 political prisoners; notes that despite repeated calls from the British Government and European Union there has not been a single democratic reform in Burma in the past 15 years; believes that the current foreign policy of the British Government and European Union relating to Burma needs to be strengthened and should include unilateral action by the British Government as well as multilateral action by the European Union and United Nations; and calls on the Government to make restoring democracy to Burma a key foreign policy priority.

Signatures by party: Conservative 108, Labour 66, Liberal Democrat 29, Scottish National Party 6, Plaid Cymru 3, DUP 2, UUP 1.