Decline In Japanese Studies (EDM322)

Decline In Japanese Studies

EDM number 322 in 2004-05, proposed by Roger Godsiff on 07/12/2004.

That this House believes that the decline in the national provision of Japanese studies through individual universities closing centres or departments of Japanese language teaching and Japanese studies has reduced our pool of expertise on Japan to a critically low level; believes that these developments if left unremedied in the long-term will lead to a decline in the UK's relationship and standing with Japan, the world's second largest economy and one of the UK's most important economic partners for both trade and investment; further believes that many universities are failing to adhere to binding contractual commitments to support the development of Japanese studies; welcomes the recognition by the Government in recent statements of the need to safeguard endangered subjects including Japanese; and calls on the Department for Education and Skills to undertake specific and targeted action to ensure that the UK-Japanese relationship continues to prosper.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Roger Godsiff	07/12/2004	Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath	Labour	Proposed
Bob Spink	07/12/2004	Castle Point	Conservative	Signed
Tom Cox	07/12/2004	Tooting	Labour	Signed
Ian Davidson	07/12/2004	Glasgow, Pollok	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Robert Walter	07/12/2004	North Dorset	Conservative	Signed
Stephen Hepburn	08/12/2004	Jarrow	Labour	Signed
Nigel Jones	08/12/2004	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Keetch	08/12/2004	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann Cryer	08/12/2004	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Harry Barnes	08/12/2004	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Jane Griffiths	09/12/2004	Reading East	Labour	Signed
Win Griffiths	09/12/2004	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
David Drew	09/12/2004	Stroud	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	09/12/2004	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Rob Marris	09/12/2004	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Gordon Prentice	09/12/2004	Pendle	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	13/12/2004	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	13/12/2004	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	13/12/2004	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Rudi Vis	13/12/2004	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	14/12/2004	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Roy Beggs	14/12/2004	East Antrim	UUP	Signed
Michael Clapham	15/12/2004	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Edward Garnier	15/12/2004	Harborough	Conservative	Signed
Eric Illsley	16/12/2004	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	16/12/2004	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Paul Marsden	20/12/2004	Shrewsbury & Atcham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Hendrick	10/01/2005	Preston	Labour Co-operative	Signed

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