THREAT TO INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE MEMORIAL IN MADRID

Early day motion 204, tabled 6 June 2013 by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour). Signed by 55 members.

That this House notes the current Spanish Supreme Court's instruction to the Complutense University of Madrid to remove a very modest memorial to the International Brigades, including its British citizens, who died during the Spanish Civil War; further notes that the campus became a key theatre of war in November 1936 and that this is the only memorial of its kind in Madrid; and calls on the Government to make representations to the Spanish government to ensure that the memorial remains in place, so that future generations may be reminded of some of the more important moments in their history.

Signatures by party: Labour 45, Liberal Democrat 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Conservative 1, Independent 1, Respect 1, Scottish National Party 1.