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The Satanic Verses;amdt. Line 1:

EDM number 643A1 in 1991-92, proposed by Jacques Arnold on 11/02/1992.

leave out from 'House' to end and add 'notes the publication of the Satanic Verses and recalls that the honourable Labour Member for Birmingham, Ladywood declared in 1989 that "its a fine book; it's been misrepresented. It's absolutely crucial that it should be published in hardback, paperback and any other versions"; and that the Honourable Member for Bradford West went on to state that "there is a reluctance in the Labour Party to stretch out a hand of understanding to the Muslim community"; and notes the confusion and ambivalence of the Labour Party in this matter.'.

This is a ammendment to 643.

This motion has been signed by a total of 1 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jacques Arnold11/02/1992GraveshamProposed

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