Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Willie Rennie (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 12 February 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 41 members in total.

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CHILDREN OF CHERNOBYL

That this House notes that each year 4,000 Chernobyl children benefit from a recuperative holiday in the UK; further notes that these holidays are paid for by the Chernobyl children's charities; further notes the Belarus government's temporary suspension of the visits; urges the Government to take every step necessary to reach an acceptable agreement quickly with the Belarussian government so that planning can proceed for this summer's holidays in the UK; welcomes the Government's waiver for visa fees for Chernobyl children from Belarus; and urges the Government to introduce a similar arrangement for Chernobyl children from Ukraine.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

801 

Session

2008-09

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Bob Spink

Lynne Jones

Ann Cryer

Mike Hancock

Subjects

Charities Eastern Europe

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk