Religious Education in Maintained Schools - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament

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Early Day Motions

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, recalling that agreed syllabuses for religious education in maintained schools must now statutorily reflect the fact that the religious traditions in Great Britain are in the main Christian, whilst taking account of the teaching and practices of the other principal religions represented in Great Britain, believing that religious education in schools should respect the integrity and identity of each religion studied within the agreed syllabus, and should in turn promote respect, understanding, and tolerance for those adhering to different faiths, further believing that thematic teaching approaches which blur the distinctions between religions tend to undermine their coherence and should be avoided, and recognising that for good educational reasons only two, or at the very most three, religions can be studied in any worthwhile depth within the normal constraints imposed on religious education by schools' weekly working timetables, urges the Secretary of State for Education and Science to monitor, assess, and if necessary, correct local education authorities' syllabuses in this field to ensure the proper reflection in those syllabuses of the ideals spelt out above; and further urges the Secretary of State to issue supplementary guidance to local education authorities on the subject.

Signatures (90)

Supporters (89)
Withdrawn signatures (1)

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.

Alison, Michael

Aitken, Jonathan

Alexander, Richard

Liberal Democrat

Liverpool, Mossley Hill

Anderson, Donald

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

Atkinson, Mr David

Bournemouth East

Beaumont-Dark, Sir Anthony

Birmingham, Selly Oak

Beith, Sir Alan

Liberal Democrat

Berwick-upon-Tweed

Bell, Sir Stuart

Bendall, Mr Vivian

Benyon, Sir William

Blaker, Sir Peter

Blackpool South

Body, Sir Richard

Holland with Boston

Boyson, Sir Rhodes

Braine, Sir Bernard

Brazier, Mr Julian

Browne, Mr John

Campbell-Savours, Mr Dale

Cash, Mr William

Clark, Dr Michael

Coombs, Anthony

Coombs, Mr Simon

Cormack, Sir Patrick

South Staffordshire

Day, Mr Stephen

Dickens, Geoffrey

Littleborough and Saddleworth

Duffy, Sir Patrick

Sheffield, Attercliffe

Evennett, Mr David

Erith and Crayford

Fearn, Mr Ronnie

Liberal Democrat

Fenner, Dame Peggy

Field, Mr Frank

Fox, Sir Marcus

Gill, Mr Christopher

Grant, Sir Anthony

South West Cambridgeshire

Greenway, Harry

Griffiths, Peter

Portsmouth North

Hannam, Sir John

Hargreaves, Kenneth

Hill, Sir James

Southampton, Test

Knox, Sir David

Staffordshire Moorlands

Latham, Sir Michael

Rutland and Melton

MacDonald, Dr Calum

6 September 1990

West Gloucestershire

Northampton North

Marshall, Sir Michael

Mates, Lt Col Michael

McCrea, Rev Dr William

Democratic Unionist Party

Montgomery, Sir Fergus

Altrincham and Sale

Falmouth and Camborne

Paisley, The Reverend Ian

Democratic Unionist Party

Pattie, Sir Geoffrey

Chertsey and Walton

Rugby and Kenilworth

Powell, William

Ross, Mr William

Ulster Unionist Party

East Londonderry

Rossi, Sir Hugh

Hornsey and Wood Green

Rowe, Mr Andrew

Shaw, Sir Giles

Shaw, Sir Michael

Shelton, Sir William

Shepherd, Sir Colin

Sims, Sir Roger

Smith, Sir Dudley

Warwick and Leamington

Smyth, The Rev Martin

Ulster Unionist Party

Steel, Sir David

Liberal Democrat

Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale

Stokes, Sir John

Halesowen and Stourbridge

Summerson, Hugo

Taylor, Sir Teddy

Thorne, Sir Neil

Thornton, Sir Malcolm

Walker, Sir Harold

Doncaster Central

Welsh, Mr Andrew

Scottish National Party

Widdecombe, Miss Ann

Wiggin, Sir Jerry

Weston-Super-Mare

Wigley, Mr Dafydd

Wilshire, Mr David

Winterton, Sir Nicholas

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.