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Homophobic Bullying

EDM number 2535 in 2005-06, proposed by Sarah Teather on 10/07/2006.

That this House notes that all bullying has serious effects on victims, resulting in failure of pupils to achieve their full potential, truancy, self-harm and even suicide; further notes that one survey found 72 per cent. of lesbian, gay and bisexual adults reported a history of regular absenteeism at school due to homophobic harassment and that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered pupils are more likely than their peers to leave education at 16; recognises that there is no duty on schools to monitor or tackle homophobic bullying, which can severely affect pupils who grow up to be gay, pupils with gay family members and pupils labelled 'gay' by their peers; believes schools must acknowledge this problem and challenge all forms of homophobic bullying immediately, including taunts and name calling; and calls for anti-bullying policies in all schools to include measures specifically to deal with homophobic bullying, and training for at least one member of staff in how to tackle homophobic bullying.

This motion has been signed by a total of 97 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Sarah Teather10/07/2006Brent EastLiberal DemocratProposed
Stephen Williams10/07/2006Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSeconded
Annette Brooke10/07/2006Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSeconded
Greg Mulholland10/07/2006Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSeconded
Michael Penning10/07/2006Hemel HempsteadConservativeSeconded
Andrew George10/07/2006St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn11/07/2006Islington NorthLabourSigned
Jim Devine11/07/2006LivingstonLabourSigned
Mark Hunter11/07/2006CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley11/07/2006Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Mike Hancock11/07/2006Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Dismore11/07/2006HendonLabourSigned
Ann Cryer11/07/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
Derek Conway11/07/2006Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Lynne Jones11/07/2006Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Paul Holmes11/07/2006ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Russell11/07/2006ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Ronnie Campbell12/07/2006Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Desmond Turner12/07/2006Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
David Drew12/07/2006StroudLabourSigned
Martin Caton12/07/2006GowerLabourSigned
Edward Davey12/07/2006Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed12/07/2006South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Don Foster13/07/2006BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Sandra Gidley13/07/2006RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
John Barrett13/07/2006Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Beith13/07/2006Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
David Borrow13/07/2006South RibbleLabourSigned
Roger Williams13/07/2006Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming13/07/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Lorely Burt13/07/2006SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
Julia Goldsworthy13/07/2006Falmouth and CamborneLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson13/07/2006East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Williams13/07/2006CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Willie Rennie13/07/2006Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Dai Davies13/07/2006Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Dan Rogerson13/07/2006North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Alistair Carmichael13/07/2006Orkney and ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Nicholas Clegg13/07/2006Sheffield, HallamLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Pope13/07/2006HyndburnLabourSigned
Alan Reid13/07/2006Argyll and ButeLiberal DemocratSigned
David Heath13/07/2006Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Simon Hughes13/07/2006North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Glenda Jackson13/07/2006Hampstead and HighgateLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins13/07/2006TamworthLabourSigned
David Laws13/07/2006YeovilLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Lazarowicz13/07/2006Edinburgh North and LeithLabourSigned
Rob Marris13/07/2006Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden13/07/2006Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Michael Moore13/07/2006Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Brake13/07/2006Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Keetch13/07/2006HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Alasdair McDonnell14/07/2006Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Betty Williams14/07/2006ConwyLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross14/07/2006TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech14/07/2006Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Pound17/07/2006Ealing NorthLabourSigned
Lynne Featherstone17/07/2006Hornsey and Wood GreenLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell17/07/2006Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Christopher Huhne17/07/2006EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
John Horam18/07/2006OrpingtonConservativeSigned
Norman Lamb18/07/2006North NorfolkLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean18/07/2006BurtonLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard18/07/2006WalthamstowLabourSigned
Phil Willis18/07/2006Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis19/07/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Harry Cohen19/07/2006Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty19/07/2006Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Evan Harris19/07/2006Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins19/07/2006Luton NorthLabourSigned
Nick Harvey20/07/2006North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Kate Hoey20/07/2006VauxhallLabourSigned
Michael Weir24/07/2006AngusScottish National PartySigned
Danny Alexander24/07/2006Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyLiberal DemocratSigned
Pete Wishart24/07/2006Perth and North PerthshireScottish National PartySigned
Diane Abbott24/07/2006Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Clive Efford24/07/2006ElthamLabourSigned
Lady Hermon24/07/2006North DownUUPSigned
Alex Salmond24/07/2006Banff and BuchanScottish National PartySigned
Adam Price24/07/2006Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Stewart Hosie25/07/2006Dundee EastScottish National PartySigned
Kitty Ussher25/07/2006BurnleyLabourSigned
David Heyes09/10/2006Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Linda Riordan09/10/2006HalifaxLabourSigned
David Howarth09/10/2006CambridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Clark09/10/2006Tunbridge WellsConservativeSigned
Fabian Hamilton09/10/2006Leeds North EastLabourSigned
George Galloway09/10/2006Bethnal Green and BowRespectSigned
Bill Etherington09/10/2006Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Alan Simpson12/10/2006Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Katy Clark12/10/2006North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Susan Kramer12/10/2006Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Cunningham17/10/2006Coventry SouthLabourSigned
George Mudie26/10/2006Leeds EastLabourSigned
Louise Ellman31/10/2006Liverpool, RiversideLabourSigned
John McDonnell06/11/2006Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Malcolm Bruce07/11/2006GordonLiberal DemocratSigned

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