STATUE OF MAHATMA GANDHI IN PARLIAMENT SQUARE

Early day motion 242, tabled 9 July 2014 by Keith Vaz (Labour). Signed by 31 members.

That this House welcomes the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on his visit to India that there will be a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament Square; recognises that this is the culmination of a long campaign to honour this great man; notes that there are two other statues of Mahatma Gandhi in Tavistock Square and Belgrave Road in Leicester; and considers that a suitable location would be between the statues of Peel and Disraeli and near Nelson Mandela, with the Supreme Court behind him and facing Big Ben.

Signatures by party: Labour 19, Liberal Democrat 4, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Conservative 2, DUP 1, Independent 1, Scottish National Party 1.