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British Sign Language

EDM number 606 in 2000-01, proposed by Tony Lloyd on 25/04/2001.

That this House notes that some 50,000 people rely on British Sign Language as their working language; recognises that deaf people still suffer a range of problems from social isolation to outright discrimination; applauds the many people, both deaf and hearing, from Greater Manchester and nationwide who are actively involved in the national campaign for recognition of British Sign Language; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to give a sympathetic response to this legitimate demand.

This motion has been signed by a total of 64 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tony Lloyd25/04/2001Manchester CentralLabourProposed
Paul Flynn25/04/2001Newport WestLabourSigned
Harry Barnes26/04/2001North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt26/04/2001Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Brian White26/04/2001North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Bill Tynan26/04/2001Hamilton SouthLabourSigned
Paul Tyler26/04/2001North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Desmond Turner26/04/2001Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Jenny Tonge26/04/2001Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell26/04/2001Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George26/04/2001St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Dismore26/04/2001HendonLabourSigned
Martin Caton26/04/2001GowerLabourSigned
Ernie Ross26/04/2001Dundee WestLabourSigned
Bob Russell26/04/2001ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson26/04/2001Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle26/04/2001ChorleyLabourSigned
Simon Hughes26/04/2001North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Iddon26/04/2001Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Lynne Jones26/04/2001Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Paul Marsden26/04/2001Shrewsbury & AtchamLabourSigned
Bill Michie26/04/2001Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
David Chaytor26/04/2001Bury NorthLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner27/04/2001BolsoverLabourSigned
David Lepper27/04/2001Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Frank Cook27/04/2001Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Clive Efford27/04/2001ElthamLabourSigned
Mike Hancock30/04/2001Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Wareing30/04/2001Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Tony Banks30/04/2001West HamLabourSigned
Norman Godman30/04/2001Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Vincent Cable30/04/2001TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins30/04/2001Luton NorthLabourSigned
Peter Pike30/04/2001BurnleyLabourSigned
Tony Colman30/04/2001PutneyLabourSigned
Alice Mahon01/05/2001HalifaxLabourSigned
Russell Brown01/05/2001DumfriesLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell01/05/2001Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Ann Cryer01/05/2001KeighleyLabourSigned
Valerie Davey01/05/2001Bristol WestLabourSigned
Win Griffiths01/05/2001BridgendLabourSigned
Tony Clarke02/05/2001Northampton SouthLabourSigned
Roy Beggs02/05/2001East AntrimUUPSigned
John Gunnell02/05/2001Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
Michael Clapham02/05/2001Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara02/05/2001Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Nigel Jones02/05/2001CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Illsley02/05/2001Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Angela Smith02/05/2001BasildonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours02/05/2001WorkingtonLabourSigned
Eileen Gordon03/05/2001RomfordLabourSigned
Gerry Bermingham03/05/2001St Helens SouthLabourSigned
John Austin03/05/2001Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
David Drew03/05/2001StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Janet Dean03/05/2001BurtonLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith03/05/2001Bristol North WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
Laura Moffatt03/05/2001CrawleyLabourSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe08/05/2001LeighLabourSigned
Rudi Vis08/05/2001Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Betty Williams08/05/2001ConwyLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara09/05/2001Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard09/05/2001WalthamstowLabourSigned
Bill Etherington10/05/2001Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Matthew Taylor10/05/2001Truro & St AustellLiberal DemocratSigned

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