Racism In The Big Brother House
EDM number 382 in 2012-13, proposed by Keith Vaz on 11/07/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Broadcasting and Racial discrimination.
That this House strongly condemns recent abusive comments made in the Big Brother house in the Channel 5 television programme Big Brother, some of which have been perceived as racist; notes, in particular, that a total of 1,225 complaints were made by members of the public following those comments, 1,108 of which followed one specific, particularly severe comment; further notes that Big Brother has been warned in the past about racist comments made in the Big Brother house; and calls on Ofcom to ensure that Big Brother enforces its rules more effectively.
This motion has been signed by a total of 5 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Vaz | 11/07/2012 | Leicester East | Labour | Proposed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 12/07/2012 | Luton North | Labour | Seconded |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 12/07/2012 | Islington North | Labour | Seconded |
| Jim Dobbin | 12/07/2012 | Heywood and Middleton | Labour | Seconded |
| Mary Glindon | 12/07/2012 | North Tyneside | Labour | Seconded |
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