Early Day Motions

BBC AND JERRY SPRINGER - THE OPERA

EDM (Early Day Motion) 502: tabled on 13 January 2005

Tabled in the 2004-05 session.

This motion has been signed by 77 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House regards with dismay the decision by the BBC to broadcast Jerry Springer - The Opera on BBC 2, causing widespread offence to Christians and those of other faiths by its mocking portrayal of Jesus Christ, Holy Communion, and some of the central tenets of the Christian faith; condemns the show's juvenile and offensive use of repeated profanity in an attempt at humour; further notes that it is particularly serious that the show should have been transmitted by the publicly-funded national broadcaster and questions whether it places the Corporation in breach of its charter; laments the dismissal of Christian concerns by the Director General of the BBC; condemns the serious decline in general of the moral and spiritual content of programmes aired by the BBC; and calls on the Government to publicly rebuke the Corporation for its attack on the religion adhered to by over 70 per cent. of the UK population and for its lowest common denominator approach to ethics in its attempts to chase ratings.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Donaldson, Mr Jeffrey M.
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 13 January 2005
Lagan Valley
Primary
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 13 January 2005
Belfast North
Smyth, The Rev Martin
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 13 January 2005
Belfast South
Campbell, Mr Gregory
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 13 January 2005
East Londonderry
Amess, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 27 January 2005
Southend West
Anderson, Donald
Labour
Signed on 18 January 2005
Swansea East

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Atkinson, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 19 January 2005
Bournemouth East
Benton, Mr Joe
Labour
Signed on 6 April 2005
Bootle
Burnside, David
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 20 January 2005
South Antrim
Chapman, Sir Sydney
Conservative
Signed on 17 January 2005
Chipping Barnet
Clappison, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 4 April 2005
Hertsmere
Clarke, Mr Tom
Labour
Signed on 19 January 2005
Coatbridge and Chryston
Clarke, Mr Tony
Labour
Signed on 6 April 2005
Northampton South
Colman, Mr Tony
Labour
Signed on 24 January 2005
Putney
Cook, Frank
Labour
Signed on 24 January 2005
Stockton North
Crausby, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2005
Bolton North East
Davies, Mr Quentin
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 2005
Grantham and Stamford
Dean, Mrs Janet
Labour
Signed on 26 January 2005
Burton
Dobbin, Jim
Labour
Signed on 31 January 2005
Heywood and Middleton
Drew, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 19 January 2005
Stroud
Drown, Julia
Labour
Signed on 20 January 2005
South Swindon
Fallon, Mr Michael
Conservative
Signed on 18 January 2005
Sevenoaks
Field, Mr Mark
Conservative
Signed on 27 January 2005
Cities of London and Westminster
Flight, Mr Howard
Conservative
Signed on 17 January 2005
Arundel and South Downs
Flook, Mr Adrian
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 2005
Taunton
Foster, Michael Jabez
Labour
Signed on 1 February 2005
Hastings and Rye
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 24 January 2005
Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath
Gray, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 18 January 2005
North Wiltshire
Greenway, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 2 February 2005
Ryedale
Hermon, Lady Sylvia
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 1 February 2005
North Down
Hoey, Kate
Labour
Signed on 31 January 2005
Vauxhall
Horam, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 25 January 2005
Orpington
Howarth, Mr Gerald
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 2005
Aldershot
Hunter, Mr Andrew
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 21 March 2005
Basingstoke
Hurst, Mr Alan
Labour
Signed on 19 January 2005
Braintree
Jackson, Mr Robert
Conservative
Signed on 31 January 2005
Wantage
Jenkins, Mr Brian
Labour
Signed on 4 April 2005
Tamworth
Khabra, Mr Piara S
Labour
Signed on 8 March 2005
Ealing, Southall
King, Andy
Labour
Signed on 18 January 2005
Rugby and Kenilworth
Leigh, Mr Edward
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 2005
Gainsborough
Lidington, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 19 January 2005
Aylesbury
Lilley, Mr Peter
Conservative
Signed on 27 January 2005
Hitchin and Harpenden
Luff, Peter
Conservative
Signed on 20 January 2005
Mid Worcestershire
Lyons, Mr John
Labour
Signed on 19 January 2005
Strathkelvin and Bearsden
Malins, Mr Humfrey
Conservative
Signed on 2 March 2005
Woking
Mates, Mr Michael
Conservative
Signed on 20 January 2005
East Hampshire
Mawhinney, Sir Brian
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 2005
North West Cambridgeshire
Meale, Mr Alan
Labour
Signed on 1 March 2005
Mansfield
Moss, Mr Malcolm
Conservative
Signed on 20 January 2005
North East Cambridgeshire
Murrison, Dr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 19 January 2005
Westbury
Olner, Mr Bill
Labour
Signed on 24 January 2005
Nuneaton
Organ, Diana
Labour
Signed on 24 January 2005
Forest of Dean
Page, Mr Richard
Conservative
Signed on 24 February 2005
South West Hertfordshire
Paisley, The Reverend Ian
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 9 February 2005
North Antrim
Perham, Linda
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2005
Ilford North
Pound, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 18 January 2005
Ealing North
Randall, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 7 March 2005
Uxbridge
Robertson, Mr Laurence
Conservative
Signed on 24 January 2005
Tewkesbury
Robinson, Mrs Iris
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 26 January 2005
Strangford
Robinson, Mr Peter
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 26 January 2005
Belfast East
Rosindell, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 21 February 2005
Romford
Russell, Bob
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 January 2005
Colchester
Salmond, Mr Alex
Scottish National Party
Signed on 27 January 2005
Banff and Buchan
Selous, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 19 January 2005
South West Bedfordshire
Singh, Mr Marsha
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2005
Bradford West
Spink, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 17 January 2005
Castle Point
Taylor, David
Labour
Signed on 13 January 2005
North West Leicestershire
Taylor, Mr John D.
Conservative
Signed on 18 January 2005
Solihull
Taylor, Dr Richard
Independent
Signed on 19 January 2005
Wyre Forest
Vis, Dr Rudi
Labour
Signed on 18 January 2005
Finchley and Golders Green
Waterson, Mr Nigel
Conservative
Signed on 17 January 2005
Eastbourne
Widdecombe, Miss Ann
Conservative
Signed on 2 February 2005
Maidstone and The Weald
Wilkinson, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 20 January 2005
Ruislip - Northwood
Williams, Mrs Betty
Labour
Signed on 24 January 2005
Conwy
Winterton, Ann
Conservative
Signed on 18 January 2005
Congleton
Winterton, Sir Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 18 January 2005
Macclesfield
Younger-Ross, Richard
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 January 2005
Teignbridge

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.