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EDM number 1475A1 in 2005-06, proposed by Lynne Jones on 01/02/2006.

leave out from 'union' to end and add 'further notes that the Guild of Students(BUGS) currently has 158 societies, thirteen are faith based and include 6 Christian based groups and Hindu, Jewish and Islamic societies; further notes the Guild recognised a new Christian society, the Adventist Christian Society, on 12th January; further notes that all societies of the Guild of Students are funded and supported by students, the organisation's membership; believes all 158 societies should be open to all members and their funders; further notes under the Education Act 1944, the Guild and its affiliates must ensure 'the procedure for allocating resources to groups or clubs should be fair' and that the organisation `operates in a fair and democratic manner'; further notes the Guild entered discussions with all of these societies to ensure that they had adequate numbers of members, that committees had been elected and that the societies were fully compliant both with the Guild constitution and with the Education Act 1944 and that, after a lengthy dialogue starting in September 2005, the Evangelical Christian Union were 'de-recognised' on 8th December 2005 because they do not guarantee that their officers and committee are democratically elected and because their membership is not open to all students, specifically lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students; and supports the action taken by BUGS against discriminatory practices within its affiliates.'.

This is a ammendment to 1475.

This motion has been signed by a total of 8 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Lynne Jones01/02/2006Birmingham, Selly OakLabourProposed
Laura Moffatt01/02/2006CrawleyLabourSeconded
Clare Short01/02/2006Birmingham, LadywoodLabourSeconded
Sharon Hodgson01/02/2006Gateshead East and Washington WestLabourSeconded
David Borrow06/02/2006South RibbleLabourSeconded
Nick Harvey07/02/2006North DevonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Gisela Stuart09/02/2006Birmingham, EdgbastonLabourSigned
Martin Horwood16/02/2006CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned

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