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Christian Holy Days And Commercial Activities

EDM number 145 in 2003-04, proposed by Adrian Sanders on 27/11/2003.

That this House notes neither Good Friday nor Christmas Day are included in the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 on the grounds that they are traditional days of rest and worship; further notes that the restrictions under the Sunday Trading Act 1994 do not apply to either of these important days in the Christian calendar; recognises that competitive pressures find many Christians in a position where they feel compelled to work on these days, and that many Christians view commercial activities on these days as showing a disregard and disrespect for their religion; and therefore calls upon Her Majesty's Government to review existing legislation relating to the holiest days in the Christian calendar and bring forward change that will protect Christians from being compelled to engage in commercial activities on Good Friday and Christmas Day.

This motion has been signed by a total of 50 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Adrian Sanders27/11/2003TorbayLiberal DemocratProposed
Bob Russell01/12/2003ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Smyth01/12/2003Belfast SouthIndependent Ulster UnionistSigned
Ann Cryer01/12/2003KeighleyLabourSigned
Rudi Vis01/12/2003Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Simon Thomas02/12/2003CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
Jim Dobbin02/12/2003Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Janet Dean02/12/2003BurtonLabourSigned
Colin Breed02/12/2003South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Kevin McNamara02/12/2003Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
John McDonnell02/12/2003Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden02/12/2003Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Alan Meale03/12/2003MansfieldLabourSigned
Tom Brake03/12/2003Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson03/12/2003Lagan ValleyIndependent Ulster UnionistSigned
David Drew03/12/2003StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Jenny Tonge03/12/2003Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Keith Vaz04/12/2003Leicester EastLabourSigned
Steve Webb04/12/2003NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Tyler04/12/2003North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley04/12/2003Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Roy Beggs04/12/2003East AntrimUUPSigned
Brian Cotter04/12/2003Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Vincent Cable04/12/2003TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Rosindell04/12/2003RomfordConservativeSigned
John Pugh04/12/2003SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward Davey04/12/2003Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Jones08/12/2003CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams08/12/2003ConwyLabourSigned
Marsha Singh09/12/2003Bradford WestLabourSigned
Bill Etherington09/12/2003Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Joan Humble11/12/2003Blackpool North & FleetwoodLabourSigned
Rob Marris11/12/2003Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
David Crausby11/12/2003Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Win Griffiths11/12/2003BridgendLabourSigned
Donald Anderson15/12/2003Swansea EastLabourSigned
Frank Cook15/12/2003Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Paul Marsden16/12/2003Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Younger-Ross17/12/2003TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson18/12/2003Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Andy Reed07/01/2004LoughboroughLabour Co-operativeSigned
Adrian Bailey21/01/2004West Bromwich WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
Andrew Stunell12/02/2004Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Gerald Kaufman23/02/2004Manchester, GortonLabourSigned
John Wilkinson26/02/2004Ruislip - NorthwoodConservativeSigned
Mohammad Sarwar04/03/2004Glasgow, GovanLabourSigned
Tony McWalter15/03/2004Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
Bob Blizzard21/04/2004WaveneyLabourSigned
Russell Brown18/06/2004DumfriesLabourSigned
Terry DavisUnknownWithdrawn

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