Plain English Campaign

EDM number 620 in 2009-10, proposed by Greg Mulholland on 18/01/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Food, Service industries and Standards.

That this House supports the Plain English Campaign on its attempts to prohibit the use of the word regular in coffee shops and cafés; notes that this term is a meaningless description creating confusion; regrets the Americanisation of the English language in this country; commends the Plain English Campaign for its efforts to promote clear language in public life; and calls on all coffee shops and similar establishments to use English terms and one standardised and universally understood system of measurement, such as small, medium and large.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.