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Ugandan Diplomatic Passports In The UK

EDM number 1736 in 2007-08, proposed by Rudi Vis on 10/06/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Africa and Terrorism.

That this House notes the Prime Minister's letter published in The Times on 2nd June, which says that the extension of the maximum length of pre-charge detention is necessary because `the police find themselves investigating multiple identities and passports'; notes the 29th February 2008 conviction in the UK of Rose Birungi, former aide to General Salim Saleh, President Museveni's brother and State Minister for microfinance, who has been sentenced to 12 years for trafficking Class A cocaine while travelling on a Ugandan diplomatic passport; further notes the recent statement by the Uganda Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Okello Oryem that his government does not know how many people have diplomatic passports; fears that these passports could fall into terrorists' hands; and calls on the Government to check routinely everyone entering or leaving the UK while carrying a Ugandan diplomatic passport.

This motion has been signed by a total of 11 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Rudi Vis11/06/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourProposed
Peter Bottomley11/06/2008Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Alan Simpson11/06/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSeconded
Dai Davies12/06/2008Blaenau GwentIndependentSeconded
Lynne Jones12/06/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Marsha Singh17/06/2008Bradford WestLabourSeconded
Michael Connarty17/06/2008Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned
Janet Dean19/06/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Ann Cryer20/06/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
Bob Spink02/07/2008Castle PointUKIPSigned
Harry Cohen09/07/2008Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned

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