BHOPAL DISASTER

Early day motion 187, tabled 24 November 2009 by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 44 members.

That this House remembers with sadness and outrage the tragedy that took place in Bhopal, India, resulting from the leak of thousands of tonnes of chemicals in December 1984; admonishes the Indian government for its negligence in failing to clean up the chemical waste following the disaster; highlights with great sadness the thousands of lives lost directly after the leak and in the 20 years after and the 100,000 people continuing to suffer from health problems from contaminated water supplies and daily exposure to chemicals; and calls on the Indian government to act immediately to end this injustice and clean up the area so that local people can be free from this suffering and distress.

Signatures by party: Labour 26, Liberal Democrat 12, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Conservative 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.