Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 316open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2003
That this House expresses serious concerns at the intended tour of Zimbabwe by the England cricket team in 2004; reminds the England and Wales Cricket Board of the furore created when the International Cricket Council was insistent that England play matches in Zimbabwe during the 2003 Cricket World Cup; urges the Board cancel the Zimbabwe tour, given that Rober Mugabe's regime has continued its rule through violence, intimidation, rape, murder, politicisation of food aid and through clamping down even further on the media; reminds honourable Members that Mr Mugabe has taken Zimbabwe out of the Commonwealth; notes that Mr Mugabe shows no signs of wishing to adhere to the Commonwealth's Harare Declaration on human rights and good governance; further notes that the safety of English players and fans cannot be guaranteed whilst in Zimbabwe; and recommends the Board cancels this tour early so as to avoid the unpleasant wrangling that so much overshadowed the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 315open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2003
That this House is not amazed at the double standards adopted by the Liberal Democrat Party over their expressed views towards the recent capture of Saddam Hussein; notes that if the Liberal Democrat policy had been adopted by the international community, Saddam Hussein would still be in power today; further notes as a consequence that the chronic oppression suffered by the Iraqi people at the hands of Saddam Hussein and his sons would have continued unabated; and urges the Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party to go to Iraq and hear what the Iraqi people think of his policy towards Saddam Hussein.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 314open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2003
That this House congratulates the Polish and Spanish delegations to the recent EU Inter-Governmental Conference for showing fortitude and resolve in the face of unrelenting pressure from the larger member states of the EU; notes that their representatives stood up for their national interests and refused to sign up to a constitution that reneged on the commitments proposed in the Nice Treaty; and hopes that other EU and accession country leaders, particularly the United Kingdom, will show similar resolve in future EU talks which concern the way a future Europe is run.