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Removal Of The UK Medley By The BBC

EDM number 1458 in 2005-06, proposed by Philip Davies on 24/01/2006.

That this House regrets that political correctness has sparked the removal of the UK medley by Fritz Spiegl and other patriotic songs including Rule Britannia, Early One Morning, Greensleeves, Men of Harlech, Scotland the Brave, What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor?, Londonderry Air, Trumpet Voluntary and Ye Banks and Braes; believes that political correctness is detrimental to patriotism; and encourages the BBC to reverse its decision.

This motion has been signed by a total of 36 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Philip Davies24/01/2006ShipleyConservativeProposed
Mark Pritchard24/01/2006The WrekinConservativeSeconded
Andrew George24/01/2006St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Michael Penning24/01/2006Hemel HempsteadConservativeSeconded
Bob Russell24/01/2006ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley25/01/2006Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Bob Spink25/01/2006Castle PointConservativeSigned
Robert Key25/01/2006SalisburyConservativeSigned
William McCrea25/01/2006South AntrimDUPSigned
Gregory Campbell25/01/2006East LondonderryDUPSigned
Andrew Dismore25/01/2006HendonLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt25/01/2006Sittingbourne and SheppeyLabourSigned
Stewart Jackson25/01/2006PeterboroughConservativeSigned
Mark Hunter26/01/2006CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
David Jones26/01/2006Clwyd WestConservativeSigned
Ann Winterton26/01/2006CongletonConservativeSigned
Tony Baldry26/01/2006BanburyConservativeSigned
Jeff Ennis26/01/2006Barnsley East and MexboroughLabourSigned
Derek Conway26/01/2006Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
James Clappison26/01/2006HertsmereConservativeSigned
Julian Brazier26/01/2006CanterburyConservativeSigned
Gerald Howarth26/01/2006AldershotConservativeSigned
Andrew Rosindell26/01/2006RomfordConservativeSigned
Harry Cohen26/01/2006Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Mike Hancock30/01/2006Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Fisher31/01/2006Stoke-on-Trent CentralLabourSigned
Roger Williams31/01/2006Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Dodds31/01/2006Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Brian Jenkins31/01/2006TamworthLabourSigned
David Simpson01/02/2006Upper BannDUPSigned
Paul Keetch01/02/2006HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
David Wilshire01/02/2006SpelthorneConservativeSigned
Eleanor Laing02/02/2006Epping ForestConservativeSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson02/02/2006Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
John Hemming09/02/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Younger-Ross28/02/2006TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned

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