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Decline In Japanese Studies

EDM number 322 in 2004-05, proposed by Roger Godsiff on 07/12/2004.

That this House believes that the decline in the national provision of Japanese studies through individual universities closing centres or departments of Japanese language teaching and Japanese studies has reduced our pool of expertise on Japan to a critically low level; believes that these developments if left unremedied in the long-term will lead to a decline in the UK's relationship and standing with Japan, the world's second largest economy and one of the UK's most important economic partners for both trade and investment; further believes that many universities are failing to adhere to binding contractual commitments to support the development of Japanese studies; welcomes the recognition by the Government in recent statements of the need to safeguard endangered subjects including Japanese; and calls on the Department for Education and Skills to undertake specific and targeted action to ensure that the UK-Japanese relationship continues to prosper.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Roger Godsiff07/12/2004Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small HeathLabourProposed
Bob Spink07/12/2004Castle PointConservativeSigned
Tom Cox07/12/2004TootingLabourSigned
Ian Davidson07/12/2004Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
Robert Walter07/12/2004North DorsetConservativeSigned
Stephen Hepburn08/12/2004JarrowLabourSigned
Nigel Jones08/12/2004CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Keetch08/12/2004HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer08/12/2004KeighleyLabourSigned
Harry Barnes08/12/2004North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Jane Griffiths09/12/2004Reading EastLabourSigned
Win Griffiths09/12/2004BridgendLabourSigned
David Drew09/12/2004StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Jeremy Corbyn09/12/2004Islington NorthLabourSigned
Rob Marris09/12/2004Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Gordon Prentice09/12/2004PendleLabourSigned
Alan Simpson13/12/2004Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
John McDonnell13/12/2004Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Vincent Cable13/12/2004TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis13/12/2004Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Lynne Jones14/12/2004Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Roy Beggs14/12/2004East AntrimUUPSigned
Michael Clapham15/12/2004Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Edward Garnier15/12/2004HarboroughConservativeSigned
Eric Illsley16/12/2004Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara16/12/2004Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Paul Marsden20/12/2004Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Hendrick10/01/2005PrestonLabour Co-operativeSigned

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