PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON AFGHAN FARMERS COMPENSATION

Early day motion 2591, tabled 17 July 2006 by Paul Flynn (Labour). Signed by 35 members.

That this House is exasperated at the four-year delay in depositing information in the Library despite an assurance on Afghan poppy eradication by a Foreign Office Minister on 14th May 2002 (volume 385, column 625) that `details of the eradication programme, maps and a video of what has been done will be placed in the Library'; notes that, despite repeated requests by the hon. Member for Newport West and Library staff since 2nd May 2006, none of the material has been placed in the Library; further notes that £21 million compensation money appears to have been paid to the Afghan government but did not reach the farmers whom it was intended to compensate; and believes that absence of the programme, maps and videos will result in a further provocative injustice that will thwart the farmers' continuing efforts to obtain compensation.

Signatures by party: Labour 19, Liberal Democrat 11, Conservative 2, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.