Protection Of National Language (EDM1966)

Protection Of National Language

EDM number 1966 in 2005-06, proposed by Eddie McGrady on 18/04/2006.

That this House notes that the use of the Scottish Gaelic language in Scotland and the Welsh language in Wales is protected and promoted by legislation but this is not the case regarding the Irish language in Northern Ireland; and calls on the Government to introduce legislation to promote and protect the Irish language in Northern Ireland.

This motion has been signed by a total of 20 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Eddie McGrady	18/04/2006	South Down	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Proposed
Peter Bottomley	19/04/2006	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Ann Cryer	19/04/2006	Keighley	Labour	Seconded
Stephen Hepburn	19/04/2006	Jarrow	Labour	Seconded
Rudi Vis	19/04/2006	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Seconded
Greg Pope	20/04/2006	Hyndburn	Labour	Seconded
Gordon Prentice	20/04/2006	Pendle	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	20/04/2006	Gower	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	20/04/2006	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Angus MacNeil	20/04/2006	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	24/04/2006	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Dan Rogerson	24/04/2006	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Anderson	24/04/2006	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	24/04/2006	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	24/04/2006	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Mark Durkan	24/04/2006	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Stephen Williams	26/04/2006	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Janet Anderson	03/05/2006	Rossendale and Darwen	Labour	Signed
Hywel Williams	11/05/2006	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Rosie Cooper	23/05/2006	West Lancashire	Labour	Signed

Download raw data as csv or xml.