Academic Freedom

EDM number 1590 in 2001-02, proposed by James Clappison on 09/07/2002.

That this House notes with concern the action of Professor Mona Baker of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in dismissing Dr Miriam Schlesinger and Professor Gideon Toury from the boards of two academic journals on the grounds of their Israeli nationality; deplores discrimination against academics of any nationality, as being inconsistent with the principle of academic freedom; and calls upon UMIST, United Kingdom university authorities and Her Majesty's Government to ensure that academic life in British universities is not disfigured by prejudice and persecution.

This motion has been signed by a total of 95 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
James Clappison	09/07/2002	Hertsmere	Conservative	Proposed
Louise Ellman	09/07/2002	Liverpool, Riverside	Labour Co-operative	Seconded
Greg Knight	09/07/2002	East Yorkshire	Conservative	Seconded
Nick Hawkins	09/07/2002	Surrey Heath	Conservative	Signed
Mike Gapes	10/07/2002	Ilford South	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Andrew Dismore	10/07/2002	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	10/07/2002	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Sydney Chapman	10/07/2002	Chipping Barnet	Conservative	Signed
John Butterfill	10/07/2002	Bournemouth West	Conservative	Signed
Julian Lewis	10/07/2002	New Forest East	Conservative	Signed
Ashok Kumar	10/07/2002	Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	10/07/2002	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Martin Smyth	10/07/2002	Belfast South	UUP	Signed
Gillian Shephard	10/07/2002	South West Norfolk	Conservative	Signed
Bob Russell	10/07/2002	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Wilshire	11/07/2002	Spelthorne	Conservative	Signed
Peter Bottomley	11/07/2002	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Roy Beggs	11/07/2002	East Antrim	UUP	Signed
David Atkinson	11/07/2002	Bournemouth East	Conservative	Signed
Paul Goodman	11/07/2002	Wycombe	Conservative	Signed
David Drew	11/07/2002	Stroud	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Terry Davis	11/07/2002	Birmingham, Hodge Hill	Labour	Signed
Andrew MacKay	11/07/2002	Bracknell	Conservative	Signed
Peter Luff	11/07/2002	Mid Worcestershire	Conservative	Signed
Patrick Hall	15/07/2002	Bedford	Labour	Signed
Barry Gardiner	15/07/2002	Brent North	Labour	Signed
Michael Fabricant	15/07/2002	Lichfield	Conservative	Signed
Helen Clark	15/07/2002	Peterborough	Labour	Signed
Peter Bradley	15/07/2002	Wrekin, The	Labour	Signed
Stephen O'Brien	15/07/2002	Eddisbury	Conservative	Signed
Calum MacDonald	15/07/2002	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Labour	Signed
Linda Perham	15/07/2002	Ilford North	Labour	Signed
Nick Palmer	15/07/2002	Broxtowe	Labour	Signed
Jane Griffiths	16/07/2002	Reading East	Labour	Signed
David Amess	16/07/2002	Southend West	Conservative	Signed
Tony Banks	16/07/2002	West Ham	Labour	Signed
Anthony Steen	16/07/2002	Totnes	Conservative	Signed
David Stewart	16/07/2002	Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber	Labour	Signed
Desmond Swayne	16/07/2002	New Forest West	Conservative	Signed
Angela Watkinson	16/07/2002	Upminster	Conservative	Signed
Frank Field	16/07/2002	Birkenhead	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	16/07/2002	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Bob Spink	16/07/2002	Castle Point	Conservative	Signed
Evan Harris	16/07/2002	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Boris Johnson	16/07/2002	Henley	Conservative	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	16/07/2002	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Julian Brazier	16/07/2002	Canterbury	Conservative	Signed
Jonathan Djanogly	16/07/2002	Huntingdon	Conservative	Signed
Alan Duncan	16/07/2002	Rutland & Melton	Conservative	Signed
Edward Garnier	17/07/2002	Harborough	Conservative	Signed
Cheryl Gillan	17/07/2002	Chesham & Amersham	Conservative	Signed
Harold Best	17/07/2002	Leeds North West	Labour	Signed
Gerry Steinberg	17/07/2002	Durham, City of	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	17/07/2002	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
John Wilkinson	17/07/2002	Ruislip - Northwood	Conservative	Signed
Martin Caton	17/07/2002	Gower	Labour	Signed
George Osborne	17/07/2002	Tatton	Conservative	Signed
Nigel Jones	17/07/2002	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Si	17/07/2002	Birmingham, Erdington	Labour	Signed
Caroline Spelman	17/07/2002	Meriden	Conservative	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	17/07/2002	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Joan Humble	17/07/2002	Blackpool North & Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Andrew Hunter	17/07/2002	Basingstoke	Conservative	Signed
Brian Iddon	17/07/2002	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Nigel Waterson	18/07/2002	Eastbourne	Conservative	Signed
Teddy Taylor	18/07/2002	Rochford & Southend East	Conservative	Signed
David Borrow	18/07/2002	South Ribble	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	18/07/2002	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Huw Edwards	18/07/2002	Monmouth	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	18/07/2002	Burton	Labour	Signed
Andrew Rosindell	19/07/2002	Romford	Conservative	Signed
Jonathan Sayeed	19/07/2002	Mid Bedfordshire	Conservative	Signed
Bill Wiggin	22/07/2002	Leominster	Conservative	Signed
Alan Beith	22/07/2002	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Adrian Flook	22/07/2002	Taunton	Conservative	Signed
Betty Williams	23/07/2002	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Ann Widdecombe	23/07/2002	Maidstone & The Weald	Conservative	Signed
Peter Ainsworth	23/07/2002	East Surrey	Conservative	Signed
Paul Marsden	23/07/2002	Shrewsbury & Atcham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kate Hoey	23/07/2002	Vauxhall	Labour	Signed
Phil Sawford	23/07/2002	Kettering	Labour	Signed
John Pugh	23/07/2002	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nick Harvey	24/07/2002	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Charles Hendry	24/07/2002	Wealden	Conservative	Signed
Eleanor Laing	24/07/2002	Epping Forest	Conservative	Signed
Mark Francois	24/07/2002	Rayleigh	Conservative	Signed
Patsy Calton	24/09/2002	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Knight	24/09/2002	South Dorset	Labour	Signed
Hugh Robertson	24/09/2002	Faversham & Mid Kent	Conservative	Signed
Graham Stringer	30/10/2002	Manchester, Blackley	Labour	Signed
James Gray	05/11/2002	North Wiltshire	Conservative	Signed
Andrew Selous	06/11/2002	South West Bedfordshire	Conservative	Signed
Anne McIntosh	06/11/2002	Vale of York	Conservative	Signed
John McDonnell	07/11/2002	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Hugo Swire	07/11/2002	East Devon	Conservative	Signed

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