PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
REMOVAL OF THE UK MEDLEY BY THE BBC (24 January 2006)
Motion Details
That this House regrets that political correctness has sparked the removal of the UK medley by Fritz Spiegl and other patriotic songs including Rule Britannia, Early One Morning, Greensleeves, Men of Harlech, Scotland the Brave, What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor?, Londonderry Air, Trumpet Voluntary and Ye Banks and Braes; believes that political correctness is detrimental to patriotism; and encourages the BBC to reverse its decision.
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Sir Philip Davies (Conservative)
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Party
Votes
%
Conservative
14
39%
Liberal Democrat
7
19%
Labour
6
17%
Democratic Unionist Party
4
11%
Independent
3
8%
Reform UK
1
3%
Not Available
1
3%
Sponsor List (36 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Con
Mr James Clappison
Lab
Harry Cohen
Derek Conway
Con
Sir Philip Davies (Sponsor)
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Mark Fisher
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
John Hemming
Con
Sir Gerald Howarth
LD
Mark Hunter
Con
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Con
Mr David Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Con
Robert Key
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Con
Mark Pritchard
The Wrekin
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
LD
Sir Bob Russell
DUP
David Simpson
Ind
Bob Spink
LD
Roger Williams
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Ann Winterton
Lab
Derek Wyatt
LD
Richard Younger-Ross
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