AWARD OF HONORARY DEGREE TO AMITABH BACHCHAN

That this House congratulates Amitabh Bachchan on being awarded an honorary degree from De Montfort University, Leicester; notes his towering contribution to Indian cinema having received 10 Filmfare awards and being named BBC Star of the Millennium; recognises his work as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and as a former member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament; and hopes that the award will continue to strengthen ties between the UK and India.