CULTS

Early day motion 332, tabled 10 December 2002 by Tony Colman (Labour). Signed by 44 members.

That this House is concerned by the large number of cult organisations operating in the United Kingdom, which under the guise of religious belief or practice, recruit the unwary and vulnerable to membership and exploit them for financial, commercial or sexual purposes; notes action by other European countries to warn potential victims and control the activities of such organisations, in particular the legislation passed by the French parliament in 2001; deprecates the continuing failure of successive British governments over many years to take any action to protect our citizens from the activities of such cults; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to legislate accordingly.

Signatures by party: Labour 24, Liberal Democrat 10, Conservative 4, Labour/Co-operative 3, UUP 2, Plaid Cymru 1.