Early Day Motions

CUBA AND THE U.S. BLOCKADE

EDM (Early Day Motion) 64: tabled on 04 November 1991

Tabled in the 1991-92 session.

This motion has been signed by 41 Members. It has received 2 amendments.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Amendments to this motion

There have been 2 amendments submitted to this motion.

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Motion text

That this House notes that in pursuit of maintaining and tightening its 30 year old blockade of Cuba, the United States has gone far beyond suspending commerce between its own citizens and Cuba to seek the widest possible extraterritorial application of its embargo laws, and in doing so has exceeded the limits of its national jurisdiction under international law and has violated the sovereignty of other states; further notes that this unjust and prolonged blockade, which even applied to food and medicine, not only violates international law but also infringes the human rights of the people of Cuba; therefore calls on her Majesty's Government to support the item on the agenda of the 46th session of the United Nations General Assembly on the necessity of ending the US blockade; and furthermore urges President Bush to lift the blockade and begin normalising relationships between the two countries.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Banks, Tony
Labour
Signed on 4 November 1991
Newham North West
Primary
Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on 4 November 1991
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Barnes, Mr Harry
Labour
Signed on 5 November 1991
North East Derbyshire
Battle, John
Labour
Signed on 12 November 1991
Leeds West
Bradley, Mr Keith
Labour
Signed on 5 November 1991
Manchester, Withington
Cohen, Harry
Labour
Signed on 4 November 1991
Leyton

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Cook, Frank
Labour
Signed on 11 November 1991
Stockton North
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on 4 November 1991
Islington North
Cryer, Bob
Labour
Signed on 5 November 1991
Bradford South
Davies, Mr Ron
Labour
Signed on 8 November 1991
Caerphilly
Ewing, Harry
Labour
Signed on 5 November 1991
Falkirk East
Faulds, Andrew
Labour
Signed on 6 November 1991
Warley East
Foulkes, George
Labour
Signed on 4 November 1991
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Fyfe, Mrs Maria
Labour
Signed on 12 November 1991
Glasgow, Maryhill
Galloway, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 4 November 1991
Glasgow, Hillhead
Gordon, Mildred
Labour
Signed on 4 November 1991
Bow and Poplar
Graham, Mr Tommy
Labour
Signed on 6 November 1991
Renfrew West and Inverclyde
Hain, Mr Peter
Labour
Signed on 12 November 1991
Neath
Hardy, Peter
Labour
Signed on 6 November 1991
Wentworth
Illsley, Mr Eric
Labour
Signed on 6 November 1991
Barnsley Central
Lambie, David
Labour
Signed on 6 November 1991
Cunninghame South
Livingstone, Mr Ken
Labour
Signed on 4 November 1991
Brent East
Loyden, Eddie
Labour
Signed on 7 November 1991
Liverpool, Garston
Mahon, Alice
Labour
Signed on 4 November 1991
Halifax
McAllion, Mr John
Labour
Signed on 5 November 1991
Dundee East
McCartney, Sir Ian
Labour
Signed on 12 November 1991
Makerfield
McKay, Allen
Labour
Signed on 12 November 1991
Barnsley West and Penistone
McKelvey, William
Labour
Signed on 4 November 1991
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
McMaster, Gordon
Labour
Signed on 6 November 1991
Paisley South
Michie, Mr Bill
Labour
Signed on 4 November 1991
Sheffield, Heeley
Mullin, Mr Chris
Labour
Signed on 6 November 1991
Sunderland South
Parry, Robert
Labour
Signed on 7 November 1991
Liverpool, Riverside
Primarolo, Dawn
Labour
Signed on 4 November 1991
Bristol South
Redmond, Martin
Labour
Signed on 5 November 1991
Don Valley
Ross, Mr Ernie
Labour
Signed on 4 November 1991
Dundee West
Sheerman, Mr Barry
Labour
Signed on 14 November 1991
Huddersfield
Smith, Mr Chris
Labour
Signed on 5 November 1991
Islington South and Finsbury
Watson, Mike
Labour
Signed on 7 November 1991
Glasgow Central
Wilson, Mr Brian
Labour
Signed on 13 November 1991
Cunninghame North
Wise, Mrs Audrey
Labour
Signed on 4 November 1991
Preston

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.

Grant, Bernie
Labour
Signature withdrawn on 4 November 1991
Tottenham

After a motion has been tabled, other Members can table amendments to it. Amendments to this motion are shown below.

CUBA AND THE U.S. BLOCKADE (Amendment 1)
leave out from 'blockade' to end.
Mr Dennis Skinner
Labour, Bolsover
4
signatures
EDM 64A1: tabled on 5 November 1991
CUBA AND THE U.S. BLOCKADE (Amendment 2)
leave out from 'that' to end and add 'Cuba is the leading remaining example of the total failure of socialism as well as socialism's continued infringement of human rights and that no amount of excuses, such as a purported United States blockade, can alter this inalienable fact of history.'.
Mr David Shaw
Conservative, Dover
2
signatures
EDM 64A2: tabled on 6 November 1991