LONDON'S MUSLIM COMMUNITY

Early day motion 1284, tabled 17 April 2007 by Andrew Dismore (Labour). Signed by 41 members.

That this House welcomes the findings of the Gallup poll study on the attitudes of Muslim residents of London, which shows that 88 per cent. considered attacks on civilians and 81 per cent. considered violence in a `noble cause' not to be justified and that a much higher proportion of Muslims than the population at large very strongly identified with their country, and had confidence in the police, honesty of elections, the judicial system and the Government; considers that these findings put some tabloid reporting of the Muslim community to shame; and urges the media to reflect this very positive image of London's Muslims to ensure fair balance when commenting on issues of relevance to the Muslim community.

Signatures by party: Labour 24, Liberal Democrat 10, Conservative 5, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2.