Sharia Councils And The Single Legal System
EDM number 288 in 2009-10, proposed by Bob Spink on 30/11/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Administration of justice.
That this House notes the increasing use of Sharia councils in some circumstances in the UK; further notes that a single legal system operates in the UK under the authority of the Crown; recognises the importance of rigorously adhering to and maintaining a single legal system to ensure the equal treatment of all citizens; and calls on the Government to ensure there is no acceptance in any way of any alternative legal systems in the UK.
This motion has been signed by a total of 12 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Spink | 30/11/2009 | Castle Point | Independent | Proposed |
| Philip Davies | 07/12/2009 | Shipley | Conservative | Seconded |
| Iris Robinson | 08/12/2009 | Strangford | DUP | Withdrawn |
| William McCrea | 09/12/2009 | South Antrim | DUP | Seconded |
| Brian Jenkins | 10/12/2009 | Tamworth | Labour | Seconded |
| Graham Stuart | 11/01/2010 | Beverley and Holderness | Conservative | Seconded |
| Robert Syms | 12/01/2010 | Poole | Conservative | Seconded |
| Kim Howells | 20/01/2010 | Pontypridd | Labour | Signed |
| Greg Knight | 20/01/2010 | East Yorkshire | Conservative | Signed |
| John Horam | 27/01/2010 | Orpington | Conservative | Signed |
| Geoffrey Robinson | 22/02/2010 | Coventry North West | Labour | Signed |
| John Penrose | 23/02/2010 | Weston-Super-Mare | Conservative | Signed |
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