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Slovakian State Language Act

EDM number 222 in 2009-10, proposed by Hywel Williams on 24/11/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Europe.

That this House expresses its disapproval of the introduction of the State Language Act in Slovakia which makes Slovak the mandatory language to be used by all civil servants including teachers and doctors, and means that Slovak will be the only language used in public spaces, including schools and hospitals; believes that this law fails to uphold the intention of bilingual and multilingual initiatives within the European Union and actively represses the Hungarian community in Slovakia through preventing public use of their language and culture; notes the recommendation of the Mercator European Research Centre for Multilingualism and Language Learning conference that language legislation should be enabling, not restrictive; and that it should include measures to increase the linguistic options of both individuals and language communities, in public administration services, education, and the media.

This motion has been signed by a total of 21 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Hywel Williams24/11/2009CaernarfonPlaid CymruProposed
David Taylor25/11/2009North West LeicestershireLabourWithdrawn
Mark Durkan25/11/2009FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Stephen Williams25/11/2009Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSeconded
Mark Williams25/11/2009CeredigionLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley25/11/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Norman Lamb26/11/2009North NorfolkLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Drew26/11/2009StroudLabourSigned
Michael Weir26/11/2009AngusScottish National PartySigned
Andrew George26/11/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Cousins26/11/2009Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd26/11/2009Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Adam Price26/11/2009Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Lynne Jones30/11/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
John Leech30/11/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Dismore01/12/2009HendonLabourSigned
Andrew Pelling02/12/2009Croydon CentralIndependentSigned
Eric Illsley07/12/2009Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Dan Rogerson10/12/2009North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins15/12/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
Alan Simpson12/01/2010Nottingham SouthLabourSigned

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