CEASEFIRE IMPLEMENTATION IN SRI LANKA

Early day motion 1199, tabled 22 March 2007 by Keith Vaz (Labour). Signed by 27 members.

That this House views with concern recent clashes between Sri Lankan government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, causing nearly 100,000 civilians to flee their homes in the last few weeks; notes the reports of the use of aerial bombardment by the government of Sri Lanka, putting hundreds of innocent lives at risk; believes that it would be disastrous for the people of Sri Lanka if the hostilities between both sides escalated; and calls on both sides of the conflict to respect human rights and prevent the further loss of lives, and to adhere immediately to the Ceasefire Agreement signed in 2002.

Signatures by party: Labour 18, Liberal Democrat 7, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1.