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RECOGNITION OF BANGLA AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Early day motion 1344, tabled 21 April 2008 by Roger Godsiff (Labour). Signed by 27 members.

That this House welcomes the campaign initiated by Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom to get Bangla, which is the fifth most spoken mother language in the world, recognised as an official language of the United Nations; and calls upon the Government to give its support to this proposal.

Signatures by party: Labour 19, Liberal Democrat 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Conservative 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1.