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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
ACADEMIC FREEDOM (8 July 2002)

Motion Details

That this House notes with concern the action of Professor Mona Baker of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in dismissing Dr Miriam Schlesinger and Professor Gideon Toury from the boards of two academic journals on the grounds of their Israeli nationality; deplores discrimination against academics of any nationality, as being inconsistent with the principle of academic freedom; and calls upon UMIST, United Kingdom university authorities and Her Majesty's Government to ensure that academic life in British universities is not disfigured by prejudice and persecution.

Sponsored by:
Mr James Clappison (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
42
44%
 
 
Labour
33
35%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
7
7%
 
 
Independent
4
4%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
2
2%
 
 
Reform UK
1
1%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
1%
 
 
Crossbench
1
1%
 
 
The Independent Group for Change
1
1%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (95 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Mr David Atkinson
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
LD
Lord Beith
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Lab
Peter Bradley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
Sir John Butterfill
LD
Mrs Patsy Calton
Lab
Martin Caton
Con
Sir Sydney Chapman
Con
Mr James Clappison (Sponsor)
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Con
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Lab
Dr David Drew
Con
Sir Alan Duncan
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Ind
Dame Louise Ellman
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Michael Fabricant
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
Con
Mr Adrian Flook
Lab
Paul Flynn
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
IGC
Mike Gapes
Lab
Barry Gardiner
Brent West
Con
Lord Garnier
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
Lord Goodman of Wycombe
Con
James Gray
Lab
Jane Griffiths
Lab
Patrick Hall
LD
Dr Evan Harris
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Mr Nick Hawkins
Con
Charles Hendry
Baroness Hoey
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Mrs Joan Humble
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Con
Boris Johnson
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Lord Knight of Weymouth
Con
Sir Greg Knight
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Lab
Dr Calum MacDonald
Con
Mr Andrew Mackay
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Con
Mr George Osborne
Lab
Dr Nick Palmer
Lab
Linda Perham
LD
John Pugh
Con
Sir Hugh Robertson
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Phil Sawford
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
Con
Andrew Selous
Con
Baroness Shephard of Northwold
Lab
Mr Siôn Simon
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Mr Anthony Steen
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Lab
Mr David Stewart
Lab
Lord Stratford
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Sir Teddy Taylor
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
Con
Mr David Wilshire

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