§ Mr. Ivor Stanbrook (Orpington)With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I wish to present a petition from more than 30,000 residents of the United Kingdom, which shows that they are opposed to apartheid in South Africa. They are
Wherefore your Petitioners pray that your Honourable House will appeal to the state president of South Africa to halt the execution of opponents of apartheid.
- 1. gravely concerned at the abuse of the judicial system in South Africa;
- 2. highly alarmed by the significant increase in the use of the death penalty against opponents of apartheid;
- 3. strongly believe that the use of the death penalty for political offences can only exacerbate the situation in South Africa.
I support that petition, which is in the same terms as early-day motion 1361, signed by 132 right hon. and hon.
Members of all parties.
§ To lie upon the Table.