HILTON HOTEL GROUP

Early day motion 828, tabled 5 February 2007 by Ian Gibson (Labour). Signed by 114 members.

That this House regrets the decision of the Hilton Hotel Group to ban Cuban delegations from its global chain; expresses concern over remarks from a UK spokesperson for the Hilton Group that Cubans may be banned from their London hotels; recognises that any such developments would violate domestic UK anti-discrimination laws and EU safeguards against the use of extra-territorial legislation and would be tantamount to a breach of UK sovereignty as well as being an act of racial discrimination; calls upon the UK Government to issue a public statement of opposition to any attempts by the Hilton Group or any other US owned multi-national companies to enforce elements of the illegal US embargo of Cuba in the territory of the United Kingdom.

Signatures by party: Labour 84, Liberal Democrat 21, Conservative 4, Plaid Cymru 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2.