Recognition Of Bangla As An Official Language Of The United Nations
EDM number 1341 in 2010-12, proposed by Roger Godsiff on 25/01/2011.
Categorised under the topic of United Nations.
That this House welcomes the ongoing campaign initiated by Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom to have Bangla, which is the fifth most spoken language in the world, recognised as an official language of the United Nations; and calls on the Government to give its support to this proposal.
This motion has been signed by a total of 14 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Godsiff | 25/01/2011 | Birmingham, Hall Green | Labour | Proposed |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 25/01/2011 | Islington North | Labour | Seconded |
| Peter Bottomley | 25/01/2011 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
| Andrew George | 25/01/2011 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| John Leech | 26/01/2011 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Stephen Williams | 26/01/2011 | Bristol West | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| John McDonnell | 26/01/2011 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 26/01/2011 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 31/01/2011 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 31/01/2011 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Hemming | 31/01/2011 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Marsha Singh | 01/02/2011 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Hepburn | 02/02/2011 | Jarrow | Labour | Signed |
| Alasdair McDonnell | 03/02/2011 | Belfast South | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
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