HELMAND INCURSION

Early day motion 1928, tabled 1 July 2008 by Paul Flynn (Labour). Signed by 12 members.

That this House salutes the courage and professionalism of NATO troops in Afghanistan; mourns the record 45 deaths of NATO soldiers in June 2008, including 13 British soldiers; recalls statements in 2006 of both the hope that the Helmand incursion would be over in three years without a shot being fired and the warning that the mission would be futile and dangerous as the Charge of the Light Brigade; and calls for a reassessment of the aims of the Helmand incursion now that the total numbers of British fallen nears the number killed in the Charge of the Light Brigade.

Signatures by party: Labour 9, Independent 1, Liberal Democrat 1, Scottish National Party 1.