Site Of The Battle Of The Boyne

EDM number 253 in 1989-90, proposed by John D Taylor on 08/01/1990.

That this House notes that 1990 is the tercentenary of the victory of the forces of King William the Third of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne; recognises the importances of this event to peoples of all religions in the British Isles and Europe; is pleased that the terms of the Declaration of the Glorious Revolution are the centre piece in the foyer of the European Court for Human Rights in Strasbourg; is concerned at the recent decision of the government of Republic of Ireland to approve commercial mining operations on this historic site; is appalled at this decision which ignores the environmental and historical issues involved; notes that people from both the Unionist and Nationalist traditions are united in opposition to this decision; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to use its good offices to request the government in Dublin to take all necessary steps to preserve the entire historic site of the Battle of the Boyne.

This motion has been signed by a total of 9 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.