RACIST ABUSE OF LEWIS HAMILTON
Early day motion 884, tabled 5 February 2008 by Keith Vaz (Labour). Signed by 73 members.
That this House is shocked and disappointed to note that Lewis Hamilton was racially abused during pre-season testing at a circuit in Barcelona in Spain; welcomes the fact that the Director of the Circuit de Catalunya, Ramon Pradera and the President of the Spanish Motorsport Federation, Carlos Garcia, have pledged to remove all racist elements from the circuit; congratulates Mr Hamilton on the dignity that he has showed; and hopes that the action taken by the International Automobile Federation ensures that this never happens again.
Signatures by party: Labour 37, Liberal Democrat 14, Scottish National Party 7, Conservative 5, DUP 4, Independent 2, Plaid Cymru 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1, UUP 1.