PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE ACT (14 March 2017)
Motion Details
That this House welcomes the 14th anniversary of the Government's official recognition of British Sign Language on 18 March 2017; celebrates the culture and heritage of sign language; and calls on the Government to enact a British Sign Language Act in England to give British Sign Language full legal status as is afforded to other officially recognised languages
Sponsored by:
Dawn Butler (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
22
52%
Scottish National Party
11
26%
Conservative
2
5%
Democratic Unionist Party
2
5%
Ulster Unionist Party
2
5%
Liberal Democrat
1
2%
Independent
1
2%
Green Party
1
2%
Sponsor List (42 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
SNP
Hannah Bardell
Con
Bob Blackman
Harrow East
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
SNP
Alan Brown
Lab
Dawn Butler (Sponsor)
Brent East
SNP
Joanna Cherry
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Lab
Alex Cunningham
Lab
Jim Dowd
Lab
Michael Dugher
UUP
Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard
Lab
Bill Esterson
Sefton Central
Lab
Colleen Fletcher
Lab
Kate Green
SNP
Drew Hendry
Lab
Kate Hollern
Lab
Dr Rupa Huq
Ealing Central and Acton
SNP
George Kerevan
UUP
Danny Kinahan
Lab
Mr David Lammy
Tottenham
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
Green
Caroline Lucas
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Lab
Rachael Maskell
York Central
Lab
Steve McCabe
Lab
Alison McGovern
Birkenhead
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
LD
Greg Mulholland
Lab
Ian Murray
Edinburgh South
SNP
Gavin Newlands
SNP
John Nicolson
Lab
Ms Marie Rimmer
St Helens South and Whiston
Lab
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
DUP
Gavin Robinson
Belfast East
Lab
Naz Shah
Bradford West
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
Lab
Tulip Siddiq
Hampstead and Highgate
SNP
Chris Stephens
Lab
Wes Streeting
Ilford North
SNP
Alison Thewliss
SNP
Owen Thompson
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