IMPRISONMENT OF FRANK KAKOPA

Early day motion 192, tabled 12 November 2007 by Diane Abbott (Labour). Signed by 21 members.

That this House deplores the imprisonment of engineer Frank Kakopa in Belfast in 2005 on the mistaken grounds that he was an illegal immigrant; notes that the Equality Commission has condemned the imprisonment as unlawful and brought about purely on the grounds of Mr Kakopa's race; and congratulates the Commission on securing an out-of-court settlement and an apology for Mr Kakopa and his family from the Immigration Service.

Signatures by party: Labour 14, Conservative 2, Liberal Democrat 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Plaid Cymru 1.