English As The Business Language Of Europe (EDM1908)

English As The Business Language Of Europe

EDM number 1908 in 2005-06, proposed by Keith Vaz on 27/03/2006.

That this House welcomes the statement of Ernest-Antoine Seilliere at the Spring European Council that English is now the accepted language of business in Europe; notes that 70 per cent. of 18 to 24 year olds in Europe speak English; further notes that 83 per cent. of high school students in the European Union are learning English; hopes that President Chirac can be present for Mr Seilliere's next presentation on resisting national protectionism in Europe; and calls on the European Union to recognise the predominant position of English in such areas as establishing a European Patent Office.

This motion has been signed by a total of 34 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Keith Vaz	27/03/2006	Leicester East	Labour	Proposed
Bob Spink	28/03/2006	Castle Point	Conservative	Seconded
John Cummings	28/03/2006	Easington	Labour	Seconded
James Brokenshire	28/03/2006	Hornchurch	Conservative	Seconded
Ann Cryer	28/03/2006	Keighley	Labour	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	28/03/2006	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
David Lepper	28/03/2006	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	29/03/2006	Burton	Labour	Signed
Stephen Williams	29/03/2006	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Derek Wyatt	29/03/2006	Sittingbourne and Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	29/03/2006	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	29/03/2006	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Dismore	29/03/2006	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	29/03/2006	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	29/03/2006	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Peter Luff	30/03/2006	Mid Worcestershire	Conservative	Signed
Stephen Hepburn	18/04/2006	Jarrow	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	18/04/2006	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Derek Conway	18/04/2006	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Rob Marris	18/04/2006	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Lady Hermon	18/04/2006	North Down	UUP	Signed
Alan Simpson	18/04/2006	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Piara S Khabra	19/04/2006	Ealing, Southall	Labour	Signed
Greg Pope	20/04/2006	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	20/04/2006	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Paul Keetch	20/04/2006	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nigel Dodds	24/04/2006	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
Ben Wallace	24/04/2006	Lancaster and Wyre	Conservative	Signed
Gordon Marsden	26/04/2006	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
David Wilshire	27/04/2006	Spelthorne	Conservative	Signed
John Hemming	27/04/2006	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mohammad Sarwar	02/05/2006	Glasgow Central	Labour	Signed
Janet Anderson	03/05/2006	Rossendale and Darwen	Labour	Signed
Ian Austin	03/05/2006	Dudley North	Labour	Signed

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