Arts Council Questions On Sexual Orientation

EDM number 1318 in 2007-08, proposed by Philip Davies on 02/04/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Arts, Equality and Public expenditure.

That this House deplores the Arts Council's decision to ask intrusive and irrelevant questions about the sexual orientation of those applying for grants; believes that this should be a private matter and not something that individuals should be asked to reveal; considers that sexual orientation should be completely irrelevant in modern day Britain; notes that the idea of putting people into stereotypical tick boxes is an example of political correctness which is opposed by 80 per cent. of the people in Britain in an ICM poll; urges the Arts Council to take serious note of the many objections raised by eminent actors and actresses who find this both offensive and insulting; and calls on the Arts Council to end the request for this highly personal information immediately.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.