Christian Holy Days And Commercial Activities (EDM71)

Christian Holy Days And Commercial Activities

EDM number 71 in 2008-09, proposed by Adrian Sanders on 03/12/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Religion and faith communities and Service industries.

That this House notes that neither Good Friday nor Christmas Day are included in the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 on the grounds that they are traditional days of rest and worship; further notes that the restrictions under the Sunday Trading Act 1994 do not apply to either of these important days in the Christian calendar; recognises that competitive pressures find many Christians in a position where they feel compelled to work on these days, and that many Christians view commercial activities on these days as showing a disregard and disrespect for their religion; and therefore calls upon the Government to review existing legislation relating to the holiest days in the Christian calendar and bring forward change that will protect Christians from being compelled to engage in commercial activities on Good Friday and Christmas Day.

This motion has been signed by a total of 31 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Adrian Sanders	03/12/2008	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Andrew George	03/12/2008	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	03/12/2008	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Colin Breed	04/12/2008	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
David Taylor	04/12/2008	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Seconded
Ann Winterton	04/12/2008	Congleton	Conservative	Seconded
Bob Russell	08/12/2008	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Peter Luff	08/12/2008	Mid Worcestershire	Conservative	Signed
Ann Cryer	08/12/2008	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	08/12/2008	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Betty Williams	08/12/2008	Conwy	Labour	Signed
John Leech	08/12/2008	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dan Rogerson	08/12/2008	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Stephen Williams	08/12/2008	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Williams	08/12/2008	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Stunell	09/12/2008	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Angus MacNeil	09/12/2008	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Signed
Nick Harvey	10/12/2008	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Janet Dean	10/12/2008	Burton	Labour	Signed
Steve Webb	10/12/2008	Northavon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Pugh	11/12/2008	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nigel Dodds	11/12/2008	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
John Battle	11/12/2008	Leeds West	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	15/12/2008	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	16/12/2008	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Ann Widdecombe	16/12/2008	Maidstone and The Weald	Conservative	Signed
Andrew Pelling	16/12/2008	Croydon Central	Independent	Signed
Gregory Campbell	17/12/2008	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Simon Hughes	18/12/2008	North Southwark and Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Burstow	18/12/2008	Sutton and Cheam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sammy Wilson	12/01/2009	East Antrim	DUP	Signed

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