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Citizenship Education

EDM number 1142 in 2010-12, proposed by David Blunkett on 06/12/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Immigration and Schools.

That this House notes the publication of the coalition Government's White Paper, The Importance of Teaching; agrees with the comments of the Secretary of State for Education in the document's foreword that `it is only through reforming education that we can allow every child the chance to take their full and equal share in citizenship'; further notes the Government's commitment to reform the National Curriculum; is concerned that, as part of that reform, citizenship education may become non-statutory in English schools; believes that citizenship is the only subject that provides an opportunity for pupils to become literate in our legal system and political processes and the skills to become active citizens; further notes that citizenship is a subject of academic rigour, established with cross-party support almost 10 years ago and that, to date, over half a million young people have achieved a GCSE or A Level qualification in the subject; supports the work of specifically-trained citizenship teachers in promoting democratic understanding and civic participation; and calls on the Government to affirm its commitment to citizenship education as an entitlement for all students in English secondary schools.

This motion has been signed by a total of 43 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Blunkett06/12/2010Sheffield, Brightside and HillsboroughLabourProposed
David Miliband06/12/2010South ShieldsLabourSeconded
Caroline Lucas06/12/2010Brighton, PavilionGreenSeconded
Ian Mearns06/12/2010GatesheadLabourSeconded
Pat Glass06/12/2010North West DurhamLabourSeconded
Tom Blenkinsop06/12/2010Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandLabourSeconded
Marsha Singh07/12/2010Bradford WestLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn07/12/2010Islington NorthLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin07/12/2010Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn08/12/2010JarrowLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell08/12/2010Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Stephen Williams08/12/2010Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Nicholas Dakin08/12/2010ScunthorpeLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins09/12/2010Luton NorthLabourSigned
Mark Williams09/12/2010CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech09/12/2010Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock09/12/2010Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Connarty09/12/2010Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned
John McDonnell09/12/2010Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd09/12/2010Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSigned
John Hemming13/12/2010Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Illsley16/12/2010Barnsley CentralLabourWithdrawn
Annette Brooke16/12/2010Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Rosie Cooper16/12/2010West LancashireLabourSigned
Cathy Jamieson16/12/2010Kilmarnock and LoudounLabourSigned
John Pugh20/12/2010SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George20/12/2010St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Virendra Sharma20/12/2010Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Heidi Alexander20/12/2010Lewisham EastLabourSigned
Kate Green20/12/2010Stretford and UrmstonLabourSigned
Valerie Vaz20/12/2010Walsall SouthLabourSigned
Steve Rotheram21/12/2010Liverpool, WaltonLabourSigned
Richard Burden21/12/2010Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Joan Ruddock10/01/2011Lewisham, DeptfordLabourSigned
Hugh Bayley10/01/2011York CentralLabourSigned
Stephen McCabe11/01/2011Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne13/01/2011Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
Lindsay Roy19/01/2011GlenrothesLabourSigned
Linda Riordan26/01/2011HalifaxLabourSigned
Lisa Nandy31/01/2011WiganLabourSigned
Tom Brake03/02/2011Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
John Mann15/02/2011BassetlawLabourSigned
Greg Mulholland23/06/2011Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned

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