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Recognition Of Bangla As An Official Language Of The Un

EDM number 449 in 2015-16, proposed by Roger Godsiff on 14/09/2015.
Categorised under the topics of Asia and United Nations.

That this House welcomes the ongoing campaign initiated by Bangladeshis in the UK to have Bangala, which is the fifth most common spoken language in the world, recognised as an official language of the UN; and calls on the Government to give its support to this proposal.

This motion has been signed by a total of 10 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Roger Godsiff14/09/2015Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourProposed
Jim Shannon15/09/2015StrangfordDUPSeconded
Alan Meale15/09/2015MansfieldLabourSeconded
Alison Thewliss15/09/2015Glasgow CentralScottish National PartySeconded
Liz Saville Roberts15/09/2015Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSeconded
Ronnie Campbell16/09/2015Blyth ValleyLabourSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins16/09/2015Luton NorthLabourSigned
Mary Glindon17/09/2015North TynesideLabourSigned
Valerie Vaz14/10/2015Walsall SouthLabourSigned
Yasmin Qureshi02/11/2015Bolton South EastLabourSigned

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