Religious Symbols In French Schools (EDM461)

Religious Symbols In French Schools

EDM number 461 in 2003-04, proposed by Mohammad Sarwar on 21/01/2004.

That this House notes the proposals to ban noticeable religious symbols in French schools; recognises the importance of wearing certain items as a sign of faith, such as the Muslim hijab, Sikh turban, Jewish kippa and Christian crucifix or cross; understands that the concept of school uniforms, popular in the United Kingdom, is less common in France where there is greater emphasis on individual identity; believes that this ban is a direct attack on religious expression and its importance to individual identity; reaffirms support for freedom of religious expression as a fundamental human right enshrined in international law; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to make strong representations with partners across the European Union against this blatant restriction of personal freedom, in defence of France's diverse faith communities.

This motion has been signed by a total of 87 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Mohammad Sarwar	21/01/2004	Glasgow, Govan	Labour	Proposed
Annabelle Ewing	21/01/2004	Perth	Scottish National Party	Signed
Betty Williams	21/01/2004	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	21/01/2004	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Keith Vaz	21/01/2004	Leicester East	Labour	Signed
Sarah Teather	21/01/2004	Brent East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Peter Bottomley	21/01/2004	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Harold Best	21/01/2004	Leeds North West	Labour	Signed
John Austin	21/01/2004	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Sandra Gidley	21/01/2004	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Neil Gerrard	21/01/2004	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	21/01/2004	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
David Drew	21/01/2004	Stroud	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Jim Dobbin	21/01/2004	Heywood & Middleton	Labour Co-operative	Signed
John Cummings	21/01/2004	Easington	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	21/01/2004	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Andrew Selous	21/01/2004	South West Bedfordshire	Conservative	Signed
Parmjit Dhanda	21/01/2004	Gloucester	Labour	Signed
John Robertson	21/01/2004	Glasgow, Anniesland	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	21/01/2004	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Mark Hendrick	21/01/2004	Preston	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Lynne Jones	21/01/2004	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Piara S Khabra	21/01/2004	Ealing, Southall	Labour	Signed
Tony Lloyd	21/01/2004	Manchester Central	Labour	Signed
Rob Marris	21/01/2004	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	21/01/2004	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	21/01/2004	Gower	Labour	Signed
Kevin McNamara	21/01/2004	Kingston upon Hull North	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	21/01/2004	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Paul Marsden	21/01/2004	Shrewsbury & Atcham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Khalid Mahmood	21/01/2004	Birmingham, Perry Barr	Labour	Signed
John Pugh	22/01/2004	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Hurst	22/01/2004	Braintree	Labour	Signed
Tom Brake	22/01/2004	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann McKechin	26/01/2004	Glasgow, Maryhill	Labour	Signed
Mike Gapes	26/01/2004	Ilford South	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Mike Hancock	26/01/2004	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Angus Robertson	27/01/2004	Moray	Scottish National Party	Signed
Alex Salmond	27/01/2004	Banff & Buchan	Scottish National Party	Signed
Michael Weir	27/01/2004	Angus	Scottish National Party	Signed
Pete Wishart	27/01/2004	North Tayside	Scottish National Party	Signed
Nigel Jones	28/01/2004	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tony Worthington	29/01/2004	Clydebank & Milngavie	Labour	Signed
Andy King	29/01/2004	Rugby & Kenilworth	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	30/01/2004	Hendon	Labour	Signed
John Barrett	02/02/2004	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Truswell	02/02/2004	Pudsey	Labour	Signed
James Plaskitt	02/02/2004	Warwick & Leamington	Labour	Signed
Patsy Calton	03/02/2004	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Simpson	05/02/2004	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Adrian Bailey	05/02/2004	West Bromwich West	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Peter Lilley	06/02/2004	Hitchin & Harpenden	Conservative	Signed
John McFall	12/02/2004	Dumbarton	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Dennis Turner	23/02/2004	Wolverhampton South East	Labour Co-operative	Signed
David Atkinson	23/02/2004	Bournemouth East	Conservative	Signed
Paul Burstow	23/02/2004	Sutton & Cheam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Clare Short	24/02/2004	Birmingham, Ladywood	Labour	Signed
Edward Davey	24/02/2004	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Smyth	25/02/2004	Belfast South	UUP	Signed
Anne Campbell	25/02/2004	Cambridge	Labour	Signed
Ian Gibson	25/02/2004	Norwich North	Labour	Signed
Norman Lamb	26/02/2004	North Norfolk	Liberal Democrat	Signed
George Galloway	26/02/2004	Glasgow, Kelvin	Independent	Signed
Matthew Taylor	26/02/2004	Truro & St Austell	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Frank Cook	01/03/2004	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Ernie Ross	01/03/2004	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
John Randall	01/03/2004	Uxbridge	Conservative	Signed
Mark Oaten	02/03/2004	Winchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Beith	02/03/2004	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Stunell	02/03/2004	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Win Griffiths	05/03/2004	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
Marion Roe	09/03/2004	Broxbourne	Conservative	Signed
Lembit	11/03/2004	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Stephen Dorrell	12/03/2004	Charnwood	Conservative	Signed
Bruce George	12/03/2004	Walsall South	Labour	Signed
Mark Lazarowicz	15/03/2004	Edinburgh North & Leith	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Alan Reid	16/03/2004	Argyll & Bute	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Fisher	16/03/2004	Stoke-on-Trent Central	Labour	Signed
Martin Salter	17/03/2004	Reading West	Labour	Signed
Jenny Tonge	22/03/2004	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tony Clarke	23/03/2004	Northampton South	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	24/03/2004	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Godsiff	24/03/2004	Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	26/03/2004	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Simon Hughes	01/04/2004	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Parmjit Gill	16/11/2004	Leicester South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Marshall	Unknown			Withdrawn

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