BEHAVIOUR OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY OVER THE RETURN OF THE LINDISFARNE GOSPELS

Early day motion 642, tabled 8 January 2008 by Lord Beith (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 38 members.

That this House applauds the Journal Newspaper for exposing the British Library's active policy of resistance to the broad-based campaign to return the Lindisfarne Gospels to the North East; notes that the British Library has deployed spurious arguments for not allowing the Gospels to be returned to the North East and has withheld information; calls on the British Library to consider the widely supported campaign to return the Gospels with greater seriousness than it has thus far; condemns the comments made by James O'Leary about the hon. Member for City of Durham; and calls for an immediate retraction and apology.

Signatures by party: Labour 29, Liberal Democrat 6, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Conservative 1.