British Humanist Association Advertisements On Public Transport
EDM number 403 in 2008-09, proposed by Bob Spink on 12/01/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Buses and Religion and faith communities.
That this House notes that posters with the slogan There's Probably No God. Now Stop Worrying and Enjoy Your Life, appear on 800 buses in England, Scotland and Wales, as well as on the London Underground; notes that this causes concern to Christian and Muslim people, many of whom feel embarrassed and uncomfortable travelling on public transport displaying such advertisements and would not wish to endorse the advertisements by using that public transport; regrets that the British Humanist Association backs the campaign; and calls on Ministers responsible for public transport and advertising media to investigate this matter and to seek to remove these religiously offensive and morally unhelpful advertisements.
This motion has been signed by a total of 12 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Bob Spink | 12/01/2009 | Castle Point | Independent | Proposed |
Jim Dobbin | 13/01/2009 | Heywood and Middleton | Labour | Seconded |
Gregory Campbell | 13/01/2009 | East Londonderry | DUP | Seconded |
David Drew | 13/01/2009 | Stroud | Labour | Seconded |
David Simpson | 14/01/2009 | Upper Bann | DUP | Seconded |
Ann Cryer | 14/01/2009 | Keighley | Labour | Seconded |
Marsha Singh | 15/01/2009 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
Mike Hancock | 19/01/2009 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Betty Williams | 19/01/2009 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
Adrian Bailey | 26/01/2009 | West Bromwich West | Labour | Signed |
Nigel Dodds | 03/03/2009 | Belfast North | DUP | Signed |
Iris Robinson | 16/03/2009 | Strangford | DUP | Signed |
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