Early day motion 1586

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CHANNEL 4'S DISPATCHES PROGRAMME AND THE WEST MIDLANDS POLICE

That this House welcomes the unreserved public apology given by the West Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service and the six figure libel settlement paid by them to Channel 4 over the Dispatches programme broadcast on 15th January 2007 which contained covert filming inside mosques in Birmingham and Derby; notes that the comments and allegations made by West Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service had already been dismissed by the industry regulator, Ofcom; further notes that the individuals shown in the programme broadcast were using highly derogatory and racist language against a variety of non-Muslim groups which included Christians, Jews, homosexuals, lesbians and women and were in clear breach of existing legislation in respect of incitement to religious and racial hatred; calls on the Home Secretary to launch an immediate investigation into why the West Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service chose to attack the programme makers at Channel 4 rather than investigating and prosecuting the individuals who were shown in the programme; and asserts that incitement to religious and racial hatred has no place in British society.

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Name Party Constituency Date Signed
Bottomley, Peter Conservative Party Worthing West 16.05.2008
Cryer, Ann Labour Party Keighley 19.05.2008
Davies, Dai INDEPENDENT Blaenau Gwent 21.05.2008
Dismore, Andrew Labour Party Hendon 16.05.2008
Etherington, Bill Labour Party Sunderland North 02.06.2008
Evans, Nigel Conservative Party Ribble Valley 20.05.2008
Gapes, Mike Labour Party Ilford South 15.05.2008
Godsiff, Roger Labour Party Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath 15.05.2008
Holmes, Paul Liberal Democrats Chesterfield 19.05.2008
Hopkins, Kelvin Labour Party Luton North 16.05.2008
Illsley, Eric Labour Party Barnsley Central 20.05.2008
Jenkins, Brian Labour Party Tamworth 03.06.2008
Jones, Lynne Labour Party Birmingham Selly Oak 19.05.2008
MacKay, Andrew Conservative Party Bracknell 11.06.2008
McDonnell, Alasdair Social Democratic and Labour Party Belfast South 20.05.2008
Meale, Alan Labour Party Mansfield 19.05.2008
Moss, Malcolm Conservative Party North East Cambridgeshire 20.05.2008
Simpson, Alan Labour Party Nottingham South 19.05.2008
Vis, Rudi Labour Party Finchley and Golders Green 19.05.2008
Whittingdale, John Conservative Party Maldon and East Chelmsford 08.07.2008