CATALAN UK OFFICES YELLOW RIBBON

That this House notes with puzzlement the decision of the Spanish Electoral Board, the body charged with the conduct of the forthcoming Spanish General Election, in ordering the removal of a yellow ribbon sign from the balcony of the Catalan Delegation to the UK's offices in Central London, the yellow ribbon being the symbol of solidarity with Catalan political prisoners; wonders how such a display could possibly influence Spanish voters in Spain; is further concerned that two members of the Electoral Board are also Supreme Court judges who are hearing the trial of 12 Catalan leaders on charges of rebellion and sedition in relation to the October 2017 independence referendum; and notes that while both judges abstained on the vote to ban the symbol they were in attendance at the meeting and returned to the resumed trial where a number of the accused are candidates in that election.