Jerry Springer Dvd Withdrawal (EDM1270)

Jerry Springer Dvd Withdrawal

EDM number 1270 in 2005-06, proposed by Don Foster on 14/12/2005.

That this House agrees with Noam Chomsky that `if you're really in favour of free speech, then you're in favour of freedom of speech precisely for views you despise. Otherwise, you're not in favour of free speech'; regrets the apparent decision of Sainsbury's and Woolworths to respond to minimal pressure by withdrawing DVDs of Jerry Springer: the Opera from sale in their stores; recognises that Jerry Springer: the Opera is a widely acclaimed work of art having won eight major awards including best musical at the Olivier Awards, the Critics' Circle Awards and the Evening Standard Awards; notes that vociferous minority pressure groups now increasingly target works of art with the outcome that the majority are sometimes denied the choice to judge works for themselves; and calls on the Government to ensure that freedom of expression remains a central principle of society and to protect the ability of individuals to explore comprehensively and lawfully all aspects of culture.

This motion has been signed by a total of 40 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Don Foster	14/12/2005	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Paul Holmes	15/12/2005	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Glenda Jackson	15/12/2005	Hampstead and Highgate	Labour	Seconded
Andrew George	15/12/2005	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	15/12/2005	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Lynne Jones	15/12/2005	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Seconded
Vincent Cable	15/12/2005	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	19/12/2005	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Jo Swinson	19/12/2005	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	19/12/2005	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Adam Holloway	19/12/2005	Gravesham	Conservative	Signed
Graham Stringer	19/12/2005	Manchester, Blackley	Labour	Signed
Mark Oaten	19/12/2005	Winchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Laura Moffatt	19/12/2005	Crawley	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Browne	20/12/2005	Taunton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Stephen Williams	20/12/2005	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mike Hancock	20/12/2005	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Neil Gerrard	20/12/2005	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Christopher Huhne	20/12/2005	Eastleigh	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dennis Skinner	20/12/2005	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Gordon Prentice	20/12/2005	Pendle	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	20/12/2005	Leyton and Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Kate Hoey	09/01/2006	Vauxhall	Labour	Signed
Simon Hughes	09/01/2006	North Southwark and Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Lepper	09/01/2006	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	09/01/2006	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Lynne Featherstone	09/01/2006	Hornsey and Wood Green	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Williams	09/01/2006	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Adrian Sanders	10/01/2006	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nick Hurd	10/01/2006	Ruislip - Northwood	Conservative	Signed
Alan Reid	10/01/2006	Argyll and Bute	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Greg Pope	12/01/2006	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Richard Burden	12/01/2006	Birmingham, Northfield	Labour	Signed
David Howarth	17/01/2006	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Janet Anderson	19/01/2006	Rossendale and Darwen	Labour	Signed
Emily Thornberry	23/01/2006	Islington South and Finsbury	Labour	Signed
Sandra Gidley	01/02/2006	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Joan Ruddock	14/02/2006	Lewisham, Deptford	Labour	Signed
Martin Salter	14/02/2006	Reading West	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	06/11/2006	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed

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