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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.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Spink12/01/2009Castle PointIndependentProposed
Jim Dobbin13/01/2009Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
Gregory Campbell13/01/2009East LondonderryDUPSeconded
David Drew13/01/2009StroudLabourSeconded
David Simpson14/01/2009Upper BannDUPSeconded
Ann Cryer14/01/2009KeighleyLabourSeconded
Marsha Singh15/01/2009Bradford WestLabourSigned
Mike Hancock19/01/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams19/01/2009ConwyLabourSigned
Adrian Bailey26/01/2009West Bromwich WestLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds03/03/2009Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Iris Robinson16/03/2009StrangfordDUPSigned

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