Recognition Of Bangla As An Official Language Of The United Nations (EDM244)

Recognition Of Bangla As An Official Language Of The United Nations

EDM number 244 in 2009-10, proposed by Roger Godsiff on 25/11/2009.
Categorised under the topic of United Nations.

That this House welcomes the campaign initiated by the Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom to get Bangla, which is the fifth most spoken language in the world, recognised as an official language of the United Nations; and calls upon the Government to give its support to this proposal.

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

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Roger Godsiff	25/11/2009	Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath	Labour	Proposed
Nigel Evans	25/11/2009	Ribble Valley	Conservative	Seconded
Mike Hancock	26/11/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
David Drew	26/11/2009	Stroud	Labour	Seconded
Alan Meale	26/11/2009	Mansfield	Labour	Seconded
Andrew George	26/11/2009	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
John Hemming	26/11/2009	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Betty Williams	26/11/2009	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	26/11/2009	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	26/11/2009	Gower	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	26/11/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
John Leech	30/11/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Dismore	01/12/2009	Hendon	Labour	Signed
John Austin	01/12/2009	Erith and Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	02/12/2009	Burton	Labour	Signed
Andrew Pelling	02/12/2009	Croydon Central	Independent	Signed
Marsha Singh	07/12/2009	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Steve Webb	07/12/2009	Northavon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dan Rogerson	10/12/2009	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	15/12/2009	Luton North	Labour	Signed

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