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Recognition Of British Sign Language

EDM number 1389 in 2002-03, proposed by Mike Weir on 11/06/2003.

That this House welcomes the recent announcement from the Department of Work and Pensions that British Sign Language is a language in its own right; notes, however, that there is no Scottish representative on the advisory group to discuss how the ú1 million funding will be spent for the training of BSL/English interpreters and other BSL initiatives; and believes that all areas of the United Kingdom should benefit from this development and that organisations such as the Scottish Council on Deafness should be included in the consultation process.

This motion has been signed by a total of 41 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Michael Weir11/06/2003AngusScottish National PartyProposed
Bob Spink12/06/2003Castle PointConservativeSigned
Elfyn Llwyd12/06/2003Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
David Drew12/06/2003StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Simon Thomas12/06/2003CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
Rudi Vis12/06/2003Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Angus Robertson13/06/2003MorayScottish National PartySigned
Irene Adams13/06/2003Paisley NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer16/06/2003KeighleyLabourSigned
Betty Williams16/06/2003ConwyLabourSigned
Mike Hancock16/06/2003Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Huw Edwards16/06/2003MonmouthLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn16/06/2003Islington NorthLabourSigned
Michael Clapham16/06/2003Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Mohammad Sarwar16/06/2003Glasgow, GovanLabourSigned
David Lepper17/06/2003Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
John Lyons17/06/2003Strathkelvin & BearsdenLabourSigned
Alice Mahon17/06/2003HalifaxLabourSigned
Rob Marris17/06/2003Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Paul Marsden17/06/2003Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Holmes18/06/2003ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Derek Wyatt18/06/2003Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
John McDonnell18/06/2003Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
David Crausby19/06/2003Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Annabelle Ewing19/06/2003PerthScottish National PartySigned
Bill Tynan19/06/2003Hamilton SouthLabourSigned
Brian White19/06/2003North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard20/06/2003WalthamstowLabourSigned
John Barrett20/06/2003Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Jones23/06/2003CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Dodds25/06/2003Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Jenny Tonge30/06/2003Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Patsy Calton02/07/2003CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
John Austin03/07/2003Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Marsha Singh09/07/2003Bradford WestLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara09/07/2003Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Nick Harvey14/07/2003North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson16/07/2003Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Chris Ruane17/07/2003Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Pete Wishart08/09/2003North TaysideScottish National PartySigned
Russell Brown29/10/2003DumfriesLabourSigned

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