Early day motion 502

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BBC AND JERRY SPRINGER - THE OPERA

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.

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Name Party Constituency Date Signed
Amess, David Conservative Party Southend West 27.01.2005
Anderson, Donald Labour Party Swansea East 18.01.2005
Atkinson, David Conservative Party Bournemouth East 19.01.2005
Benton, Joe Labour Party Bootle 06.04.2005
Burnside, David Ulster Unionist Party South Antrim 20.01.2005
Campbell, Gregory Democratic Unionist Party Londonderry East 13.01.2005
Chapman, Sydney Conservative Party Chipping Barnet 17.01.2005
Clappison, James Conservative Party Hertsmere 04.04.2005
Clarke, Tom Labour Party Coatbridge and Chryston 19.01.2005
Clarke, Tony Labour Party Northampton South 06.04.2005
Colman, Tony Labour Party Putney 24.01.2005
Cook, Frank Labour Party Stockton North 24.01.2005
Crausby, David Labour Party Bolton North East 27.01.2005
Davies, Quentin Conservative Party Grantham and Stamford 24.01.2005
Dean, Janet Labour Party Burton 26.01.2005
Dobbin, Jim Labour Party Heywood and Middleton 31.01.2005
Dodds, Nigel Democratic Unionist Party Belfast North 13.01.2005
Donaldson, Jeffrey Democratic Unionist Party Lagan Valley 13.01.2005
Drew, David Labour Party Stroud 19.01.2005
Drown, Julia Labour Party South Swindon 20.01.2005
Fallon, Michael Conservative Party Sevenoaks 18.01.2005
Field, Mark Conservative Party Cities of London and Westminster 27.01.2005
Flight, Howard Conservative Party Arundel and South Downs 17.01.2005
Flook, Adrian Conservative Party Taunton 24.01.2005
Foster, Michael Jabez Labour Party Hastings and Rye 01.02.2005
Godsiff, Roger Labour Party Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath 24.01.2005
Gray, James Conservative Party North Wiltshire 18.01.2005
Greenway, John Conservative Party Ryedale 02.02.2005
Hermon, Lady Ulster Unionist Party North Down 01.02.2005
Hoey, Kate Labour Party Vauxhall 31.01.2005
Horam, John Conservative Party Orpington 25.01.2005
Howarth, Gerald Conservative Party Aldershot 24.01.2005
Hunter, Andrew Independent Conservative Basingstoke 21.03.2005
Hurst, Alan Labour Party Braintree 19.01.2005
Jackson, Robert Labour Party Wantage 31.01.2005
Jenkins, Brian Labour Party Tamworth 04.04.2005
Khabra, Piara S Labour Party Ealing Southall 08.03.2005
King, Andy Labour Party Rugby and Kenilworth 18.01.2005
Leigh, Edward Conservative Party Gainsborough 24.01.2005
Lidington, David Conservative Party Aylesbury 19.01.2005
Lilley, Peter Conservative Party Hitchin and Harpenden 27.01.2005
Luff, Peter Conservative Party Mid Worcestershire 20.01.2005
Lyons, John Labour Party Strathkelvin and Bearsden 19.01.2005
Malins, Humfrey Conservative Party Woking 02.03.2005
Mates, Michael Conservative Party East Hampshire 20.01.2005
Mawhinney, Brian Conservative Party North West Cambridgeshire 24.01.2005
Meale, Alan Labour Party Mansfield 01.03.2005
Moss, Malcolm Conservative Party North East Cambridgeshire 20.01.2005
Murrison, Andrew Conservative Party Westbury 19.01.2005
Olner, Bill Labour Party Nuneaton 24.01.2005
Organ, Diana Labour Party Forest of Dean 24.01.2005
Page, Richard Conservative Party South West Hertfordshire 24.02.2005
Paisley, Ian Democratic Unionist Party North Antrim 09.02.2005
Perham, Linda Labour Party Ilford North 03.02.2005
Pound, Stephen Labour Party Ealing North 18.01.2005
Randall, John Conservative Party Uxbridge 07.03.2005
Robertson, Laurence Conservative Party Tewkesbury 24.01.2005
Robinson, Iris Democratic Unionist Party Strangford 26.01.2005
Robinson, Peter Democratic Unionist Party Belfast East 26.01.2005
Rosindell, Andrew Conservative Party Romford 21.02.2005
Russell, Bob Liberal Democrats Colchester 13.01.2005
Salmond, Alex Scottish National Party Banff and Buchan 27.01.2005
Selous, Andrew Conservative Party South West Bedfordshire 19.01.2005
Singh, Marsha Labour Party Bradford West 04.02.2005
Smyth, Martin Ulster Unionist Party Belfast South 13.01.2005
Spink, Bob Conservative Party Castle Point 17.01.2005
Taylor, David Labour Party North West Leicestershire 13.01.2005
Taylor, John Conservative Party Solihull 18.01.2005
Taylor, Richard INDEPENDENT Wyre Forest 19.01.2005
Vis, Rudi Labour Party Finchley and Golders Green 18.01.2005
Waterson, Nigel Conservative Party Eastbourne 17.01.2005
Widdecombe, Ann Conservative Party Maidstone and the Weald 02.02.2005
Wilkinson, John Conservative Party Ruislip-Northwood 20.01.2005
Williams, Betty Labour Party Conwy 24.01.2005
Winterton, Ann Conservative Party Congleton 18.01.2005
Winterton, Nicholas Conservative Party Macclesfield 18.01.2005
Younger-Ross, Richard Liberal Democrats Teignbridge 13.01.2005